NHS Learning Support Fund: Midwives
(asked on 10th October 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many midwives have received support under the NHS Learning Support Fund, and how much financial support they have received, (a) in total and (b) broken down by (i) learning support grant, (ii) parental support, (iii) travel and dual accommodation expenses, and (iv) the exceptional support fund.
The information is not collected in the format requested. However, the following table shows the number of awards to midwifery students in receipt of the NHS Learning Support Fund and expenditure by grant type in each year since 2020/21.
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | ||
Number of awards | Expenditure £ | Number of awards | Expenditure £ | |
Total | 7,964 | 28,510,830 | 16,371 | 48,770,255 |
Training Grant | 7,964 | 24,952,186 | 16,371 | 41,773,188 |
Specialist Subject | 2 | 1,320 | 0 | 0 |
Parental Support | 2,640 | 3,289,185 | 5,574 | 5,741,169 |
Travel | 768 | 218,204 | 2,601 | 964,387 |
Accommodation | 82 | 31,657 | 260 | 213,905 |
Exceptional Support | 7 | 18,277 | 30 | 77,606 |
Source: NHS Business Services Authority.
Note:
The volume of awards reflects student numbers. A student could be awarded more than one component as every student receives a training grant.