Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the independent rapid review into West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust undertaken by Christine Outram has concluded; and when he plans to publish the findings of that review.

The independent rapid review of issues at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust was commissioned by NHS Improvement at the request of the Department.

The investigator, Christine Outram was originally aiming to complete the review by April 2020, but the work was delayed due to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings are expected to be published in spring of this year once the review has been completed.