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<p>The Department is aware of the recent Group B Strep Support report, published in
December 2018, regarding clinical negligence costs incurred by the National Health
Service relating to cases of Group B Streptococcus.</p><p>The Department notes the
report’s recommendations regarding adherence to guidelines, which reinforce the Department’s
expectation that all health professionals adhere to the relevant National Institute
for Health and Care Excellence guidance and consider that provided by the Royal College
of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, as specifically mentioned in the report.</p><p>The
Healthcare Safety Investigations Branch (HSIB) has now been established and begun
rolling out its approach to investigations of unexplained severe brain injury, intrapartum
stillbirths, early neonatal and maternal deaths in England so that the NHS learns
from what went wrong and uses this to prevent future tragedies. The HSIB will involve
families and are in the process of developing an effective family engagement service.</p><p>NHS
Resolution fully supports improving greater and earlier recognition of this very serious
infection in neonates, establishing an early notification scheme for severe harm in
maternity in 2016, and reviewing all cases of possible brain injury reported to them,
prior to the receipt of a claim.</p>
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