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Written question asked by Natalie Fleet (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 January 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 8 January 2026. It was answered by Karin Smyth (Labour) on Thursday, 5 February 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Midwives: Training

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of NHS midwives undertaking trauma-informed training as part of their maternity care training.

Answer

Many National Health Service trusts and Accredited Education Providers such as universities have developed their own training programmes or academic modules around Trauma Informed Care (TIC) for midwives. NHS England is undertaking a rapid scoping exercise on current TIC mandatory and non-mandatory training provision across perinatal services, to assess the merit of more comprehensive TIC training for staff.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
103481
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Injuries Midwives Training
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk