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<p>The 2019-20 baseline budget for the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB)
maternity programme has been finalised and HSIB have been informed of the outcome.</p><p>The
average cost of a HSIB maternity investigation is £19,000 per investigation. This
includes the cost of clinical expertise and training for maternity investigators to
lead professional investigations.</p><p>69 investigations were referred to the HSIB
between 1 April and 30 September 2018. No investigations were completed in that period
as the Maternity Directions requires investigations to be completed in six months
and there were no referrals received in the first month of the HSIB implementing the
maternity programme.</p><p>As from 1 April 2019, the HSIB maternity investigations
programme is fully staffed and operational in every healthcare region in England.
At the end of April 2019, 147.6 whole time equivalent staff are employed by the HSIB
to conduct maternity investigations. There are no staff positions vacant and the figures
exclude support from corporate services.</p>
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