Angela Constance: “The measure of our preparedness is not whether pressures arise, it is how effectively we respond to those pressures.”

Corridor care is first and foremost distressing for patients. It is not right. It is not in their best interest.

That is why I announced this independent review, which will sit alongside the inspections already under way of every acute maternity unit in Scotland, to identify the systemic changes needed to strengthen services and improve outcomes.

No, I am not not reappraising the clinical evidence or or the model, but I always listen very carefully to people with lived experience.

We cannot accept corridor care