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Freedom of Information request Specialist Midwifery Roles Across Maternity Services

Response published: 22 October 2025
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FOI Request

To whom it may concern, I am writing on behalf of the Royal College of Midwives to request information under the Freedom of Information Act regarding the commissioning of specialist midwifery roles within maternity services across your Integrated Care Board (ICB). We are seeking to understand the extent to which these roles have been commissioned nationally. The findings will be used solely for internal planning and to inform our engagement with government and stakeholders. Individual responses will not be attributed or published. I would be grateful if you could take a few minutes to respond to the following questions: 1. How many maternity services does your ICB cover? 2. Has your ICB commissioned any of the following specialist midwifery roles/posts? For each role, please indicate: • Whether it has been commissioned (Yes/No) • If yes, the number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) posts in each service • If yes, the number of FTE vacancies for each specialism listed below • Whether administrative support has been commissioned alongside (Yes/No) • If yes, the number of FTE administrative posts Please complete for each of the following specialisms: • Perinatal Mental Health • Infant Feeding • Safeguarding • Digital Midwifery • Diabetes • Bereavement • Alcohol/Substance Misuse • Public Health • Screening • Sonography • Maternal Health/Foetal Medicine Please provide this information in an Excel document. Thank you in advance for your time and assistance. If you have any questions or require further clarification, please do not hesitate to contact me.

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 255-2025

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.

You asked:

1. How many maternity services does your ICB cover?
2. Has your ICB commissioned any of the following specialist midwifery roles/posts?

For each role, please indicate:

• Whether it has been commissioned (Yes/No)
• If yes, the number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) posts in each service
• If yes, the number of FTE vacancies for each specialism listed below
• Whether administrative support has been commissioned alongside (Yes/No)
• If yes, the number of FTE administrative posts

Please complete for each of the following specialisms:

• Perinatal Mental Health
• Infant Feeding
• Safeguarding
• Digital Midwifery
• Diabetes
• Bereavement
• Alcohol/Substance Misuse
• Public Health
• Screening
• Sonography
• Maternal Health/Foetal Medicine

Our response:

Please be advised that you need to redirect you request to; NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board, Shire Hall, Westgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2TG, Email: GLICB@nhs.net.

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.