Asked by: Lord Harrison (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many midwives were working in (1) Band 5, (2) Band 6, (3) Band 7 and (4) Band 8, roles in each of the last five years.
Answered by Earl Howe - Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
The number of full time equivalent midwives has risen from 20,126 in 2010 to 21,841 as of April 2014.
Annual data provided by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) 1, shows the number of registered full time equivalent midwives in Band 5, 6, 7, 8 for the last five years as shown in the following table.
|
Band 5 |
Band 6 |
Band 7 |
Band 8a |
Band 8b |
Band 8c |
Band 8d |
All staff
|
2009
|
1,641 |
12,700 |
4,896 |
161 |
37 |
7 |
3 |
19,603 |
2010
|
1,624 |
13,301 |
4,835 |
171 |
33 |
8 |
2 |
20,126 |
2011
|
1,643 |
14,022 |
4,517 |
164 |
28 |
9 |
3 |
20,519 |
2012
|
1,771 |
14,456 |
4,370 |
165 |
28 |
9 |
2 |
20,935 |
2013
|
1,956 |
14,759 |
4,197 |
195 |
31 |
8 |
1 |
21,284 |
Notes:
1. Health and Social Care Information Centre Non-Medical Workforce Census.
Asked by: Lord Harrison (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of pregnant women have been given a named midwife since November 2012.
Answered by Earl Howe - Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
Information on the number of women who have been given a named midwife is currently not collected centrally.
The Mandate between the Government and NHS England states that every woman should have a named midwife who is responsible for ensuring she has personalised, one-to-one care throughout pregnancy, childbirth and during the postnatal period. Through the assurance process with NHS England we monitor progress against all mandate commitments. A refresh of the current maternity commissioning guidance for clinical commissioning groups is under way and will include guidance on commissioning services to deliver the named midwife. NHS England is working with the Care Quality Commission on plans to monitor the commitment as part of their maternity services inspections.
Asked by: Lord Harrison (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the analysis by Diabetes UK of the increasing diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and the implications for the National Health Service budget.
Answered by Earl Howe - Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
In January 2014, NHS England published the Action for Diabetes plan, which sets out how it intends to improve outcomes for people with, and at risk of, diabetes in England. The report acknowledges that type 2 diabetes is estimated to have cost the United Kingdom £8.8 billion in direct costs in 2010-2011 and that these costs are set to rise.
The action that NHS England is taking and will take to drive the prevention of Type 2 diabetes and earlier diagnosis of all diabetes and support better management of diabetes in primary care includes:
- Developing general practitioner contracts and incentives;
- working with primary care services to trial and roll out case-finding and decision-support tools in primary care to support earlier diagnosis; and
working with Public Health England to roll out the NHS Health Check programme.