A question on #Childbirth tabled by Ayoub Khan on 01-04-2025 has been answered by Karin Smyth.

Heading: Childbirth
Question ID: 1791381
UIN: 43399
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-01
Asking Member ID: 5357
Asking Member display name: Ayoub Khan
Asking Member handle: AyoubKhanMP
Asking Member Twitter reference: @AyoubKhanMP
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to expand access to (a) neonatal outreach services and (b) specialist perinatal mental health support for families of preterm babies following hospital discharge
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Date answered: 2025-04-08
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Answering Member ID: 4444
Answering Member display name: Karin Smyth
Answering Member handle: karinsmyth
Answering Member Twitter reference: @karinsmyth
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Answer text: From 1 April 2025, commissioning responsibilities for neonatal services in England have been delegated to the integrated care boards (ICBs). The neonatal service specification sets out the standards for neonatal provision. It states that a neonatal unit-b...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
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