Midwives: Agency Workers
Commons · Question 3987 · 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, how much the NHS has spent on agency midwives in 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 spend on agency midwives as a standalone metric.