Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 103481

Midwives: Training

Tabled: 6 January 2026
Answered: 5 February 2026

Question

Natalie Fleet

LabourBolsover

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of NHS midwives undertaking trauma-informed training as part of their maternity care training.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Many National Health Service trusts and Accredited Education Providers such as universities have developed their own training programmes or academic modules around Trauma Informed Care (TIC) for midwives. NHS England is undertaking a rapid scoping exercis...

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