A question on #Midwives #SurreyHeath tabled by Dr Al Pinkerton on 30-01-2025 has been answered by Karin Smyth.

Heading: Midwives: Surrey Heath
Question ID: 1760536
UIN: 27812
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-01-30
Asking Member ID: 5288
Asking Member display name: Dr Al Pinkerton
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Dr Al Pinkerton
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that hospitals can (a) recruit and (b) retain midwives in Surrey Heath constituency.
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Date answered: 2025-02-06
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Answering Member ID: 4444
Answering Member display name: Karin Smyth
Answering Member handle: karinsmyth
Answering Member Twitter reference: @karinsmyth
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Answer text: The Government is committed to tackling the retention and recruitment challenges that face the National Health Service. Bringing in the staff we need will take time, but this is an absolute priority for the Government. NHS England is leading a range of in...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
Tweeted: true