Sean Woodcock asks questions about maternity in the House of Commons

Sean Woodcock MP for Banbury asks a question relating to reports of birth trauma at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford

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00:00in no part thanks to her representations to me.

00:02Lord Gould

00:03Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. The Keep the Horton general campaign in my constituency

00:07has recently catalogued the poor experiences of tens of Bambury-based mothers who gave

00:13birth at the John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford. Will the Secretary of State or a member of

00:17his team meet with me to discuss these concerning reports of poor maternity care?

00:21Lord Gould

00:22So, Mr Speaker, of all of the issues that keep me up awake at night, maternity safety

00:28is top of the list. We've already heard about the staffing shortages and actions we will

00:33take to address that, but I also want to reassure people that as we build our 10-year plan for

00:38the NHS, patient voices, including those of recent and also expectant mothers, will be

00:44part of that process too.

00:46Lord Malthouse

00:47During the election campaign, the Prime Minister came to Basingstoke in a visit and specifically

00:51promised to replace Basingstoke Hospital by 2030.