Midwives: Employment
Commons · Question 9536 · Tabled 15 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Mark Pritchard
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure that student midwifes graduating this year can find employment in the profession.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 22 Jun 2026
Decisions on recruitment and employment are a matter for individual National Health Service trusts, which manage their recruitment at a local level, ensuring they have the right number of staff in place, with the right skill mix, to deliver safe and effec...