Maternity Services: Recruitment
Commons · Question 15105 · Tabled 1 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of newly qualified midwives in England in 2026 unable to secure employment within NHS maternity services; and whether he plans to introduce a nationally fund
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 9 Jul 2026
We are aware of the difficulties newly qualified midwives are experiencing in securing employment in the National Health Service. NHS England actively monitors future nursing and midwifery student numbers, current vacancies, and staff turnover and is taki...