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| Midwife recruitment needs accelerating - 03/17/2008 |
Latest NHS staff numbers show more midwives but still not enough says Royal College of Midwives
Responding to the latest NHS workforce statistics published today, Louise Silverton, Deputy General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives, said: “The slight increase in the number of midwives is welcome, but it trails in the wake of the rapidly rising birthrate which is swamping midwives and affecting the quality of care they can give. Our latest figures also show that almost half of all midwives are set to retire over the next decade.
“The Government is committed to bringing 4000 extra midwives into the NHS by 2012, and we want to see recruitment of midwives by Trusts treated as a priority, and accelerated and sustained. Only by doing this will the quality of care to women and their babies improve.” |
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