UK facing midwife exodus as more than half want to quit
UK facing midwife exodus as more than half want to quit with pandemic leaves services 'on their knees' Royal College of Midwives survey found over half of staff could leave the NHS Most said it was because they were not able to give level of care they would like College chief executive Gill Walton described the findings as 'deeply worrying'
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The UK is facing an ‘exodus’ of midwives, with a survey showing more than half are considering leaving the NHS.
Among midwives who have left their job, or are planning to do so, most said it was because they were not able to give women the level of care they would like.
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) said staff were at ‘breaking point’, with high levels of burnout in a staffing crisis made worse by higher sickness rates during the pandemic.
The RCM surveyed 1,588 midwives and maternity support workers, and
