Safety recommendation
HSIB recommends that the Department of Health and Social Care commission a review to improve the reliability of existing assessment tools for fetal growth and fetal heart rate to minimise the risk for babies.
Response:
"The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch’s National Learning Report recommended that the Department of Health and Social Care commissions a review to improve the reliability of existing assessment tools for fetal growth and fetal heart rate to minimise the risk for babies.
"The Department of Health and Social Care accepts this recommendation. Subject to the necessary approvals, we will look to commission this research in due course."
Action: Seek approvals to commission research. Timeline: Submit proposal early 2022. Lead: DHSC. This is the earliest possible intake for Research and Development proposals.
Response received on 3 December 2021.