P-05-1132 Instigate an Independent Judicial Inquiry into Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
P-05-1132 Instigate an Independent Judicial Inquiry into Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
This
petition was submitted by Cllr. Mike Powell, having collected a total of 126
signatures.
Text of Petition:
On the 15-17 January 2019
a report from both the Royal College of Midwives and Royal College of
Obstetricians and Gynaecologists led to the bringing to light of serious and
distressing incidences in the maternity provision under the control of the Cwm
Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
We request a Judicial
Inquiry as to how the major failure in the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health
Board maternity services occurred.
We request this Judicial
Inquiry as it is not within the remit of the Welsh Parliament requested review
by the Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel to find out what brought
about this failure.
Additional Information:
"The assessors found
a service working under extreme pressure and under sub-optimal clinical and
managerial leadership. The identification by the Health Board of the
under-reporting of SIs had resulted in increased internal and external
scrutiny, highlighting that basic governance processes were not yet properly in
place. The service was also expected to imminently merge two separate
consultant led units onto one site with a freestanding midwifery led unit on
the other site, with no evidence that clinical teams were engaged and
supportive of this decision and process. This was compounded by a shortfall in
the midwifery establishment, sub-optimal senior clinical leadership, a
significant use of locum medical staff at both junior and consultant level and
a lack of established standards of practice."
This petition was considered completed by
the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 20/09/2021.
The Committee noted that
the previous Petitions Committee agreed to wait for the petitioner’s comments
on the Minister’s response. However due to the lack of response from the petitioner,
the Committee agreed that there was no clear action it could take and close the
petition.
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consideration of this petition by the Committee and related documents can be
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It was first considered by
the Petitions Committee on 02/03/2021.
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Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: For consideration
First published: 04/03/2021