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Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust: Midwives

Commons · Question 18052 · Tabled 13 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 17 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Melanie Onn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of substantive posts for newly qualified midwives at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust; and whether his Department is takin

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 17 Jul 2026

Approximately a third of student midwives have no roles to go into when they qualify. We are determined to change that. We will boost maternity care with £10.6 million of investment, funding an additional 1,000 temporary roles to help newly qualified midw...