Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many student midwives there were in each of the last two years for which figures are available.
The following table includes the estimated number of student midwives (degree and diploma courses) for the period 2013-2014. The estimate is based on the number of starters on at training programme and a known attrition rate.
Year | Number of student midwives |
2013 | 6,405 |
2014 | 6,567 |
Source: Health Education England