Will the Minister make a statement on the age profile of midwives working in the NHS in Wales in each year since 2011?
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) have provided the following information about midwifery education/training in Wales. The number of midwifery graduates for each university for each of the year 2011 – 2018.
|
Year of Graduation |
Swansea University |
Cardiff University |
Bangor University |
University of South Wales |
Total |
|
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 |
16 16 19 16 17 26 21 26 |
29 29 39 26 34 33 30 30 |
14 12 16 18 20 19 18 20 |
13 11 13 14 12 12 10 18 |
72 68 87 74 83 90 79 94 |
Prior to 2014 information was not routinely collated about individuals employment destination post qualification. In subsequent year’s students, while graduates have been asked to provide this information but they are not obliged to do so. As a result the following information is not a complete data set. In addition, for 2018 HEIW has not yet recovered all of the data from universities across Wales.
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Summary of all HEIs |
Destination on Employment |
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|
Year of Graduation |
Completed |
NHS Wales |
NHS Other |
Private |
Unemployed |
Unknown |
Total |
|
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 |
72 68 87 74 83 90 79 94 |
32 70 56 44 44 |
10
3 2 3 |
2
|
2
21 7
|
16 12 8 20 5 |
60 82 88 75 52 |
In 2017 midwifery places increased by 43% but it is too early for this to be reflected in the table, we should see the difference in 2020.
Welsh Government official statistics showing the headcount and full time equivalent numbers of midwives from 2011 to 2017 is provided below.
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Headcount |
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|
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
|
1,458 |
1,525 |
1,552 |
1,625 |
1,630 |
1,634 |
1,661 |
|
Full-time equivalent |
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|
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
|
1,162 |
1,221 |
1,245 |
1,316 |
1,319 |
1,333 |
1,347 |
NHS Wales management information showing the age profile of midwives in NHS Wales from 2011 to 2017 is provided below.
|
Headcount |
2011-SEP |
2012-SEP |
2013-SEP |
2014-SEP |
2015-SEP |
2016-SEP |
2017-SEP |
2018-SEP |
|
Under 25 |
36 |
45 |
55 |
34 |
37 |
60 |
67 |
79 |
|
25 - 29 |
95 |
103 |
114 |
119 |
137 |
144 |
160 |
184 |
|
35 - 39 |
169 |
176 |
158 |
158 |
163 |
192 |
193 |
210 |
|
30 - 34 |
143 |
143 |
157 |
158 |
155 |
166 |
186 |
193 |
|
40 - 44 |
276 |
242 |
240 |
220 |
211 |
179 |
175 |
178 |
|
45 - 49 |
322 |
338 |
318 |
304 |
260 |
262 |
233 |
214 |
|
50 - 54 |
245 |
282 |
297 |
297 |
309 |
316 |
304 |
285 |
|
55 - 59 |
146 |
152 |
152 |
154 |
161 |
188 |
211 |
219 |
|
60 + |
45 |
59 |
70 |
74 |
84 |
86 |
85 |
91 |
NHS Wales management information showing midwife leavers in NHS Wales from 2011 to 2017 is provided below. A retirement age of 55 has been used as a baseline for these purposes as the NHS Pension Scheme allows individuals with Special Class Status to retire at this age.
|
Headcount |
NHS Leavers Over 55 |
|
2011-SEP |
28 |
|
2012-SEP |
29 |
|
2013-SEP |
36 |
|
2014-SEP |
37 |
|
2015-SEP |
30 |
|
2016-SEP |
34 |
|
2017-SEP |
44 |