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.