APPENDIX
Supplementary information given by Baroness
Cumberlege following her evidence to the Committee
PARTICIPATION RATES
MIDWIVES' INTENTION
TO PRACTISE
STATISTICS
The statistics on practising midwives reflect
the total number of registered midwives who are eligible to practise
and their specific areas of practice. The information is derived
from the Notification of Intention to Practise forms, which are
unique to midwifery. The following figures relate to the year
ending 31 March 2002.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
REGISTERED AND
PRACTISING MIDWIVES
A comparison is given between the numbers holding
effective registration as a midwife and those actually practising
in the year ending 31 March 2002. The longer term trend of practising
midwives versus those on the effective register is shown below.
While absolute numbers of both are in decline, the proportion
of midwives in practice is rising over time.
| Year ending 31 March
| Practising midwives | Effective midwives
| Percentage practising midwives
|
| 1991 | 34,143
| 102,649 | 33.26
|
| 1992 | 34,626
| 104,423 | 33.16
|
| 1993 | 35,013
| 105,495 | 33.19
|
| 1994 | 35,127
| 105,723 | 33.23
|
| 1995 | 35,309
| 98,975 | 35.67
|
| 1996 | 35,230
| 98,337 | 35.83
|
| 1997 | 34,408
| 97,283 | 35.37
|
| 1998 | 33,138
| 96,797 | 34.23
|
| 1999 | 32,803
| 93,776 | 34.98
|
| 2000 | 33,897
| 92,183 | 36.77
|
| 2001 | 33,291
| 90,378 | 36.84
|
| 2002 | 33,165
| 86,495 | 38.34
|
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