midwives

What David Cameron said would happen before the last election – and what really happened.

The Royal College of Nursing claims that there are nearly 20,000 unfilled nursing posts in England, putting patients at risk. FactCheck rolls up its sleeves to find out how unhealthy nursing numbers really are.

“It makes a huge difference to patients that there are now more midwives working in the NHS than ever before”, said the Health Minister today. There might be record numbers of midwives, but the birth rate is soaring – so how much of a difference can it make? FactCheck investigates.

The Claim “We are going to make our midwives’ lives a lot easier… we will increase the number of midwives by 3,000.” David Cameron