Written questions

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: Midwives

Commons · Question 33323 · Tabled 24 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 3 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the level of availability of funding for newly qualified midwives at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 3 Mar 2025

Decisions on the level of funding available for hiring newly qualified midwives is a matter for individual National Health Service trusts. Trusts manage their recruitment at a local level to ensure they have the right number of staff in place, with the ri...