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FOI Request 982 - Maternity Support Staff |
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Written by FOI Lead
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| Case Number |
982 |
| Request Date |
16/02/2009 |
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Details of the Request
- Total number of maternity support staff (bands 2, 3 & 4) for 2007/2008.
- Total number of midwives (bands 5 and above)
- Comparison figures of MSWs and midwives for last 4 years.
- Qualifications/training of MSWs, MCAs, HCA/MCAs employed by the Trust.
- Clinical and non-clinical tasks performed and in what setting.
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| Completion Date |
26/02/2009 |
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Details of the Response
Thank you for your request to Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals NHS Trust regarding maternity staff. Please find below the response from the Maternity Department.
Questions 1 to 3
Funded Establishment Figures:
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Jan 2009 |
Jan 2008 |
Jan 2007 |
Jan 2006 |
| Band 2 |
23.92 |
23.92 |
24.3 |
22.0 |
| Band 3 |
5.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Band 4 |
3.8 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
| Band 5 Midwife |
15.01 |
15.01 |
13.6 |
56.46 |
| Band 5 Nurse |
1.64 |
1.64 |
2.0 |
3 |
| Band 6 |
78.89 |
68.09 |
51.61 |
26.19 |
| Band 7 |
24.28 |
22.6 |
29.33 |
4.6 |
| Total |
152.54 |
134.46 |
124.04 |
115.45 |
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Question 4
Maternity Assistants do not require formal qualification on appointment but can undertake NVQs when in post however this is not mandatory. They have in house training.
Question 5
Maternity Assistants undertake the following tasks:
- Housekeeping
- Clerical Duties
- Supporting patient transfer
- Vital Signs observations
- Washing women after birth
- Infant feeding support
- Baby Care Support
- Theatre assistance
- Support community midwives
- Venepuncture
- Health advice e.g. smoking
- Audit
- Support postnatal clinics
- Support midwife with care in labour
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 27 September 2011 14:42 )
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