NHS Maternity Statistics

Euroking maternity information system: safety alert

A National Patient Safety Alert has been issued by the NHS England National Patient Safety Team on identified safety risks with the Euroking maternity information system, used by some NHS trusts. Full details of the alert and the identified risks can be found at:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/national-patient-safety-alert-identified-safety-risks-with-the-euroking-maternity-information-system/

NHS England will be working with Trusts to understand any impact these technical issues have had on Maternity Services Data Set (MSDS) submissions and the indicators released in this publication series. Any findings from these investigations will be made available at:

Maternity Services Monthly Statistics publication series homepage

If you have any questions about the impact of these risks on MSDS data or statistics, or any information about these risks that you feel would be helpful to others, please contact us at [email protected] quoting ‘MSDS: Euroking Alert’ in the subject.