Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:11 pm on 7 March 2017.
Caroline Jones
UKIP
2:11,
7 March 2017
First Minister, during the previous Assembly, the Welsh Government increased the number of student midwifery places. However, in the latest ‘State of Midwifery Services Report’, the Royal College of Midwives states that it is no longer appropriate to maintain a steady number of training places, as the midwifery population is ageing. What plans does your Government have to increase the number of training places for student midwives in Wales?
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