Mother and Baby Units: Healthcare Assistants
Commons · Question 356 · Tabled 17 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Question
Asked by Simon Opher
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to increase the ratio of healthcare assistants to midwives in stand-alone midwife-led units maternity units.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 2 Aug 2024
No assessment has been made regarding a policy to increase the ratio of healthcare assistants to midwives in stand-alone midwife-led maternity units.NHS England have committed to ensuring that the right numbers of the right staff are available to provide ...