Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the age profile is of NHS midwives; and how many NHS midwives in each age category are (a) UK nationals, (b) nationals of an EU member state, (c) nationals of other states and (d) midwives for whom nationality is not recorded.
NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) workforce statistics. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), but not staff working in primary care, general practice surgeries, local authorities or other providers.
The following table shows the age profile and nationality of National Health Service midwives by age band and nationality group, in NHS trusts and CCGs in England, as at 30 November 2020, headcount.
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Age band | United Kingdom | European Union | European Economic Area | Rest of world | Unknown |
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Under 25 years old | 1,811 | 56 | 2 | 6 | 20 |
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25 to 34 years old | 6,980 | 561 | 3 | 44 | 97 |
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35 to 44 years old | 6,193 | 329 | 4 | 108 | 172 |
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45 to 54 years old | 5,739 | 202 | 4 | 172 | 258 |
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55 to 64 years old | 3,934 | 141 | - | 105 | 195 |
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65 years old and over | 233 | 19 | - | 22 | 8 |
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As nationality is self-reported the value entered by an individual may reflect their cultural heritage rather than their country of birth. Therefore, these figures do not necessarily equate to migrants from other countries.