Safety recommendation
HSIB recommends that NHS England and NHS Improvement leads work to collate and act on the evidence on the risks and benefits associated with the use of remote consultations at critical points in the maternity care pathway.
Response:
Action: The NHSE/I MTP Insight Oversight Group will ascertain what evidence/work is underway looking at remote consultations. By: April 2022. NHSE/I Insight Oversight Group, with Royal Colleges and THIS Institute.
Action: The NHSE/I MTP Insight Oversight Group will collate evidence on the risks and benefits of remote consultations and share with the relevant organisations (RCOG/RCM/NICE) to help inform their future guidance on remote consultations. By: June 2022. NHSE/I Insight Oversight Group. Working with Royal Colleges and NICE.
Response received on 14 December 2021.