Will the Cabinet Secretary outline what the average annual cost to the NHS is of employing one full time equivalent midwife?
Midwives working for the NHS are paid according to a fixed pay scale, known as Agenda for Change. A salary for a newly qualified midwife is set as a Band 5, and a midwife can then progress through the Bands working at a more senior level.
Management information shows that the vast majority of the midwifery workforce are employed as a Band 6.
Agenda for change pay scales can be found on the link below.
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/documents/2017-04-06%20-%20Pay%20Circular%20AfC%28W%29%201_2017.pdf
The average annual cost to the NHS of employing a midwife includes wider costs in addition to their salary such as pension and overtime. This information is not held centrally.