Freedom of Information Request – Ref: GHC-21022025-233478
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
As part of a MSc Midwifery dissertation, I am investigating the number of Consultant Midwives/Consultant Midwifery Posts in the UK (including the Channel Islands and Isle of Man).
While Consultant Midwives (CMs) will primarily be employed within maternity services, an increasing number of Ambulance and Community/Mental Health organisations are utilising the specialist skills of senior Midwifery clinicians so I hope this data will help us to understand the distribution and impact of CMs in all our health services.
I would therefore be grateful if you would be able to provide the following information:
– Number of Consultant Midwives (headcount AND Whole Time Equivalent (WTE)) currently employed
– Number of vacant Consultant Midwifery posts (WTE), if applicable
– Salary band paid/offered to Consultant Midwives (e.g. Band 8b or Band 8c), if applicable
– Number of Trainee/Assistant Consultant Midwives (headcount AND WTE) currently employed
– Number of vacant Trainee/Assistant Consultant Midwife posts (WTE), if applicable
– Salary band paid/offered to Trainee/Assistant Consultant Midwives, if applicable
Our response:
The Trust does not hold the information requested. Please contact Gloucestershire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Next steps:
Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:
Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk
If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.