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Midwives: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to incorporate mental health training into midwifery education.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
13 May 2025
Target answer date
15 May 2025
Answer
20 May 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to incorporate mental health training into midwifery education.

  2. 15 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 May 2025

    Answer published

    There are no such plans. Undergraduate midwifery education and training already incorporates aspects of mental health training. It is the responsibility of the Approved Education Institutions and practice partners to develop the specific content and desig...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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