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National Maternity Strategy: Revised Implementation Plan 2021-2026
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The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, has published the revised Implementation Plan for the National Maternity Strategy - Creating a Better Future Together 2016-2026.
In line with HIQA’s recommendation in its 2020 report into maternity services and considering experience and changes that have occurred since the launch of the Strategy in 2016, the National Women & Infants Health Programme (NWIHP) revised the original Implementation Plan.
Significant progress has already been made in implementing the Strategy since its launch in 2016, including the development of the Supported Care Pathway, increased availability of community-based midwifery care and increased access to specialist medical services.
The revised Plan sets out in detail the roadmap to ensure the National Maternity Strategy is implemented in full within the timeframe originally intended. It presents clearly all outstanding actions, their status and the timeframe required for each.
