Placenta Accreta Spectrum

(asked on 9th February 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish a comprehensive list of NHS-commissioned placenta accreta spectrum specialist centres that have been established since 2020, including the (1) location, and (2) referral pathways, of each centre.


Answered by
Baroness Merron Portrait
Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 10th March 2026

NHS England regional teams, in conjunction with their local integrated care boards as the responsible commissioners, are leading on commissioning specialised placenta accreta spectrum centres within their geographies. The treating clinician, in consultation with the patient, will advise on referral routes for patients under their care.

Areas with NHS-commissioned placenta accreta spectrum specialist centres:

London:

  • North East London: Barts Health NHS Trust; and Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (two site, one service model).
  • North West London: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (two site, one service model).
  • South West London: St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
  • South East London: King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (two site, one service model).
  • North Central London: University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

East of England:

  • Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; and
  • Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

North East Yorkshire and Humber:

  • Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust;
  • Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; and
  • the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

South West:

  • University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust; and
  • University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust.

East Midlands:

  • University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust; and
  • Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

West Midlands:

  • Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust;
  • University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust;
  • University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust; and
  • the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust.
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