Maternity Services
Mr. Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether her Department
has taken steps to support the midwifery model being developed by the
Independent Midwives Association. [122716]
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Mr. Ivan Lewis: It is for primary care trusts (PCTs) in partnership with
strategic health authorities and other local stakeholders to determine which
models best suit the local needs of women and the midwifery work force. This
process provides the means for addressing local needs within the health
community including the provision of maternity services.
Ministers and officials have met with the Independent Midwives Association
(IMA) over the past three years to discuss their proposal of a national
health service community midwifery model. Following on from these
discussions, the IMA have identified a group of midwives and PCTs who are
willing to test the model and help to create an outline contract. That
process is continuing.
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Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath):To ask the Secretary
of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the number of independent
midwives who are likely to leave the profession as a result of the new rules
requiring professional indemnity insurance. (127550)
No answer to this one as far as I can see.
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