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<p>The following table shows the full-time equivalent number of maternity support
workers working in National Health Service hospital trusts and other core organisations
in England, annually from September 2018 to 2023:</p><p><ins class="ministerial"><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Year</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Maternity Services</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Neonatal Nursing</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Total</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">September 2018</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,843</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">417</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,260</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">September 2019</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,951</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">435</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,386</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">September 2020</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,126</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">474</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,600</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">September 2021</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,987</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">464</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,451</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">September 2022</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,195</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">443</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,638</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">September 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,577</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">485</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8,063</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table></ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del
class="ministerial">Maternity Services</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Neonatal
Nursing</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Total</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del
class="ministerial">September 2018</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,843</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">417</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,260</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del
class="ministerial">September 2019</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,951</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">435</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,386</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del
class="ministerial">September 2020</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,126</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">474</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,600</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del
class="ministerial">September 2021</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,987</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">464</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,451</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del
class="ministerial">September 2022</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,195</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">443</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,638</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del
class="ministerial">September 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,577</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">485</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8,063</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source:
NHS Workforce Statistics, NHS Digital</p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Maternity support staff
can be defined as all support staff that work in the ‘maternity services’ and ‘neonatal
nursing’ care settings, with the latter including Special Care Baby Units. This includes
nursing associates, nursery nurses, nursing assistants/auxiliaries, healthcare assistants
and support workers.</li><li>The data includes staff employed by NHS trusts and other
core NHS organisations. It excludes staff directly employed general practitioner surgeries,
local authorities, and other providers such as community interest companies and private
providers.</li></ol>
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