Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 33323

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: Midwives

Tabled: 24 February 2025
Answered: 3 March 2025

Question

Edward Morello

Liberal Democrat — West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the level of availability of funding for newly qualified midwives at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Decisions on the level of funding available for hiring newly qualified midwives is a matter for individual National Health Service trusts. Trusts manage their recruitment at a local level to ensure they have the right number of staff in place, with the ri...
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