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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Midwives: Apprentices (5 July 2023)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department are taking to support Maternity Support Workers undertaking midwifery apprenticeships.

Asked by:
Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat)

Answer

The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, published on 30 June 2023, sets an ambition for 5% of the annual intake for midwifery training to come through apprenticeship routes (compared to under 1% currently). The National Health Service is supportive of this being higher in geographies where there is a need.


Answered by:
Will Quince (Conservative)
11 July 2023

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