Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 107794

Midwives: Working Hours

Tabled: 22 January 2026
Answered: 28 January 2026

Question

Kim Leadbeater

LabourSpen Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support sustainable working patterns for midwives in NHS maternity services.

Answer

Karin Smyth
We want to move the National Health Service toward a culture where flexible working opportunities are much more widely available and there is support for employees to be able to work more sustainably.A number of actions have already been taken to support ...

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