Written questions

Midwives: Agency Workers

Commons · Question 3985 · Tabled 21 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 2 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the number of shifts covered by agency midwives in England for each of the last five years.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 2 Jun 2026

Agency staffing submissions are collected as nursing, midwifery, and health visitors only. NHS England does not hold shifts on agency midwives as a standalone metric.