4,000 more midwives for NHS after criticism of poor maternity care - The Guardian 25th February 2008

The NHS in England is to recruit an additional 4,000 midwives over the next three years after criticism from health inspectors of the poor standard of care in understaffed maternity wards. Alan Johnson, the health secretary, will launch a recruitment drive today, including an offer of a £3,000 "golden hello" incentive to former midwives willing to retrain to come back into the profession.

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