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<p>In 2022, a further £127 million has been invested in the National Health Service
maternity workforce and improving neonatal care. This is in addition to the £95 million
invested in 2021 to fund a further 1,200 midwives and 100 consultant obstetricians.
We have also provided almost £450,000 to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
to develop a new workforce planning tool to improve how maternity units calculate
medical staffing requirements.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has commissioned NHS England
to develop a long-term workforce plan. The plan will consider the number of staff
and the roles required and will set out the actions and reforms needed to improve
workforce supply and retention. There are no current plans to produce a specific workforce
plan for maternity services.</p>
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