Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 41916

Maternity Services: Staff

Tabled: 27 March 2025

Answered: 4 April 2025

Question

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking through (a) recruitment and (b) retention practices to ensure the diversity of the maternity healthcare professional workforce.

Answer

Karin Smyth

Decisions about recruitment are matters for individual National Health Service employers. NHS England’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion plan, published in 2023, includes a commitment to embed fair and inclusive recruitment processes and talent managemen...

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