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Midwives: Greater Manchester

Asked by Tom MorrisonLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 20 May 2025UIN 52382

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the is taking to help increase the number of midwifery staff in hospitals in Greater Manchester.

Answered by Karin Smyth

Decisions about the recruitment of midwifery staff are a matter for individual National Health Service trusts. NHS trusts manage their recruitment at a local level to ensure they have the right number of staff in place, with the right skill mix, to deliver safe and effective care.

We will publish a refreshed workforce plan to deliver the transformed health service we will build over the next decade and treat patients on time again.

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