Claim: The Care Quality Commission found that 65% of maternity services in England are regarded as inadequate or require improvement, up from 54% last year.
Fact-check: English maternity services rated worse on safety specifically than overall - Full Fact
Verdict: this is only true of maternity safety ratings. altogether, 49% of maternity services were rated inadequate or required improvement overall.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Leo Benedictus
Date published: 2023-11-10T00:00:00