- FoI Number
- 2023-429
- Subject
- Midwifery and Maternity Services
- Date Received
- 25/10/2023
- Request and Response
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- The total number of people employed in Midwifery and Maternity services in each of the last five financial years, including the current financial year.
Data as at 31/03 each year
Numbers
2023 – to date
30 (3 of these staff have 2 roles) so 33 employments in total
2022/23
26 (3 of these staff have 2 roles) so 29 employments in total
2021/22
27 (2 of these staff have 2 roles) so 29 employments in total
2020/21
27 (1 of these staff have 2 roles) so 28 employments in total
2019/20
22 (1 of these staff have 2 roles) so 23 employments in total
- The total number of current vacancies in the Midwifery and Maternity services in your health board.
Nil
- The expected stage of pregnancy where a woman in your health board will have her first in person meeting with her named midwife, and the locations in your health board areas available to women to attend such meetings.
The majority of referrals are from women with very few coming from a GP. Women are seen within 1 week of referral and the majority are between 5 – 10 weeks. 1st appointments are scheduled at the community AN clinic at the GP surgery. However, if women work in town they can change their Midwifery team to accommodate this.
- The total amount of overtime worked (hours) by individuals employed in Midwifery and Maternity services in each of the last five financial years, including the current financial year.
Please note have provided overtime for Nursing & Midwifery staff. It’s not possible to accurately identify all individuals employed in Midwifery and Maternity services e.g. administrative staff. The figures below do not include additional hours worked up to whole time, but do include overtime hours paid during annual leave.
2018/19 – 716.0 hours
2019/20 – 899.74 hours
2020/21 – 745.52 hours
2022/23 – 843.58 hours
2023/24 to 30 September 2023 – 213.87 hours.
