Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 13 March 2026.
Andrew Griffith
Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) meetings and (b) correspondence he has had with Donna Ockenden on the leadership of the independent review into maternity services at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.
Karin Smyth
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Department has received correspondence from Sussex families regarding the appointment of Donna Ockenden and will respond shortly. The Department is currently considering options in terms of case numbers and chair appointment.
Ministerial meetings with external stakeholders are published on the GOV.UK website on a quarterly basis in arrears.
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