Current status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 17 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government by what date the national investigation into maternity services will (a) commence and (b) publish its report.
The Scottish Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce will look at the scope of a national review of maternity services based on the emerging themes and outcomes of the Healthcare Improvement Scotland Inspections of Maternity Units across Scotland, and any other area that the Taskforce might identify. It will also look at the provision of maternity services in rural areas, including in Caithness and Stranraer.
A full workplan will be agreed by the Taskforce once it has been established, and Parliament will be updated in due course.