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Midwives Working in Scotland (334 midwives took part):
- 29% of midwives received their off-duty less than 4 weeks in advance of scheduled shifts.
- 45% of midwives always, or nearly always, finished their shifts on time.
- Just under 6% of midwives were able to take all their breaks.
- Over half (54%) of midwives were scheduled to work a day shift within 24 hours of finishing a night shift (this was the lowest level across all regions).
- 45% of midwives were called away from a mandatory training session in the past year to provide care in the unit.
- 79% of midwives reported feeling unwell due to work-related stress in the past year.
- All regions shared the same top three reasons midwives gave for work-related stress, but midwives working in Scotland ranked these in a different order:
- 1st shifts just too busy or short-staffed to feel safe;
- 2nd overworked/unable to complete own tasks;
- 3rd tiredness and fatigue related to working practices;
- 77% of midwives had personal burnout, 83% had work-related burnout, 11% had client-related burnout.
- 53% of midwives strongly agreed or agreed they were able to do their job to a standard they were personally pleased with. The top three reasons negatively impacting on care were the same as the UK rankings.
- 39% of midwives reported they were very or mostly satisfied with their job. Some differences in factors midwives felt would contribute to their job satisfaction (compared to UK results):
- 1st more midwifery staffing (same as UK rank);
- 2nd protected study time (ranked 5th UK);
- 3rd increase in pay or improved in terms and conditions (same rank as UK);
- 77% of midwives had thought about leaving midwifery. The top three reasons for thinking about leaving were the same as the UK rankings.
- Midwives working in Scotland had reduced odds of client-related burnout (compared to those working in the South East of England) – but there is no clear reason to explain this. There were no regional differences for any other emotional wellbeing outcome.
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Midwives working in Northern Ireland (93 midwives took part):
- 67% of midwives received their off-duty less than 4-weeks in advance of scheduled shifts (this was the highest rate across all UK regions – UK average was 17%)
- Nearly 47% of midwives always, or nearly always, finished their shifts on time.
- Just under 6% of midwives were able to take all their breaks.
- Just under 80% of midwives were scheduled to work a day shift within 24 hours of finishing a night shift.
- Half of midwives were called away from a mandatory training session in the past year to provide care in the unit.
- 83% of midwives reported feeling unwell due to work-related stress in the past year. The top three reasons midwives gave for work-related stress were the same as the UK rankings.
- 79% of midwives had personal burnout, 84% had work-related burnout, 16% had client-related burnout.
- 66% of midwives strongly agreed or agreed they were able to do their job to a standard they were personally pleased with. The top three reasons negatively impacting on care were the same as the UK rankings but in a different order:
- 1st Amount of paperwork/documentation (ranked 2nd UK);
- 2nd staffing levels (ranked 1st UK);
- 3rd Time constraints/feeling rushed (ranked 3rd UK);
- 42% of midwives reported they were very or mostly satisfied with their job. There were differences in how midwives ranked the factors they felt would contribute to their job satisfaction (compared to UK results):
- 1st Increase in pay or improvement in terms and conditions (ranked 3rd UK);
- 2nd Recognition of good work (ranked 2nd UK);
- 3rd Protected rest periods during shift (ranked 5th UK);
- 78% of midwives had thought about leaving midwifery. The top two reasons for thinking about leaving were the same as the UK ranking, but midwives in Northern Ireland ranked Undervalued/lack of recognition 3rd (ranked 4th UK).
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Midwives working in Wales (82 midwives took part):
- 17% of midwives received their off-duty less than 4-weeks in advance of scheduled shifts (this rate is similar to the UK average)
- 54% of midwives always or nearly always finished their shifts on time.
- Less than 3% of midwives were able to take all their breaks.
- 83% of midwives are scheduled to work a day shift within 24 hours of finishing a night shift.
- 38% of midwives were called away from a mandatory training session in the past year to provide care in the unit.
- 82% of midwives reported feeling unwell due to work-related stress in the past year. The top three reasons midwives gave for work-related stress were the same as the UK rankings.
- 71% of midwives had personal burnout, 78% had work-related burnout, 11% had client-related burnout.
- 63% of midwives strongly agreed or agreed they were able to do their job to a standard they were personally pleased with. The top three reasons negatively impacting on care differed from UK rankings: - 1st Amount of paperwork/documentation (ranked 2nd UK) - 2nd Staffing levels (ranked 1st UK) - 3rd Yourself/colleague pulled to work elsewhere (ranked 6th UK)
- Almost 48% of midwives reported they were very or mostly satisfied with their job. The top three reasons midwives felt would contribute to their job satisfaction differed from UK rankings: - 1st Recognition of good work (ranked 2nd UK) - 2nd More midwifery staffing (ranked 1st UK) - 3rdProtected rest periods during shift (ranked 5th UK)
- 68% of midwives had thought about leaving midwifery. The top three reasons for thinking about leaving were the same as the UK ranking.
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Midwives working in London (150 midwives took part):
- 12% of midwives received their off-duty less than 4-weeks in advance of scheduled shifts.
- Over half (51%) of midwives always, or nearly always, finished their shifts on time.
- 8% of midwives were able to take all their breaks.
- Over three quarters of midwives (77%) were scheduled to work a day shift within 24 hours of finishing a night shift.
- 46% of midwives were called away from a mandatory training session in the past year to provide care in the unit.
- 85% of midwives reported feeling unwell due to work-related stress in the past year. The top three reasons midwives gave for work-related stress were the same as the UK rankings.
- 68% of midwives had personal burnout, 78% had work-related burnout, 23% had client-related burnout.
- 61% of midwives strongly agreed or agreed they were able to do their job to a standard they were personally pleased with. The top three reasons negatively impacting on care were the same as the UK rankings.
- 40% of midwives reported they were very or mostly satisfied with their job. The top three reasons midwives felt would contribute to their job satisfaction were the same as the UK rankings, but in a different order:
- 1st more midwifery staffing (same as UK rank);
- 2nd Increase in pay or improvement in terms and conditions (ranked 3rd UK);
- 3rd Recognition of good work (ranked 2nd in UK);
- 72% of midwives had thought about leaving midwifery. The top three reasons for thinking about leaving differed from UK rankings:
- 1st Anxiety and stress (ranked 2nd in UK);
- 2nd Tiredness and burnout (ranked 1st UK);
- 3rd Poor work/life balance (ranked 5th in UK);
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Midwives working in South East of England (357 midwives took part):
- 11% of midwives received their off-duty less than 4-weeks in advance of scheduled shifts.
- 45% of midwives always, or nearly always, finished their shifts on time.
- 6% of midwives were able to take all their breaks.
- Over three quarters of midwives (79%) were scheduled to work a day shift within 24 hours of finishing a night shift.
- 47% of midwives were called away from a mandatory training session in the past year to provide care in the unit.
- 80% of midwives reported feeling unwell due to work-related stress in the past year. The top three reasons midwives gave for work-related stress were the same as the UK rankings.
- 77% of midwives had personal burnout, 81% had work-related burnout, 19% had client-related burnout.
- 50% of midwives strongly agreed or agreed they were able to do their job to a standard they were personally pleased with. The top three reasons negatively impacting on care were the same as the UK rankings.
- 45% of midwives reported they were very or mostly satisfied with their job. The top three reasons midwives felt would contribute to their job satisfaction were the same as the UK rankings.
- 73% of midwives had thought about leaving midwifery. The top three reasons for thinking about leaving were the same as the UK rankings.
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Midwives working in the South West of England (319 midwives took part):
- Just under 13% of midwives received their off-duty less than 4-weeks in advance of scheduled shifts.
- 41% of midwives always, or nearly always, finished their shifts on time.
- Less than 3% of midwives were able to take all their breaks (one of the lowest scores across all regions of UK).
- 82% of midwives were scheduled to work a day shift within 24 hours of finishing a night shift.
- 56% of midwives were called away from a mandatory training session in the past year to provide care in the unit.
- 85% of midwives reported feeling unwell due to work-related stress in the past year. The top three reasons midwives gave for work-related stress were the same as the UK rankings.
- 79% of midwives had personal burnout, 83% had work-related burnout, 20% had client-related burnout.
- 49% of midwives strongly agreed or agreed they were able to do their job to a standard they were personally pleased with. The top three reasons negatively impacting on care were the same as the UK rankings.
- Just over a third of midwives (35.5%) reported they were very or mostly satisfied with their job. The top three reasons midwives felt would contribute to their job satisfaction were the same as the UK rankings, but in a different order:
- more midwifery staffing (same as UK rank);
- Increase in pay or improvement in terms and conditions (ranked 3rd UK);
- Recognition of good work (ranked 2nd in UK);
- 78% of midwives had thought about leaving midwifery. The top three reasons for thinking about leaving were the same as the UK rankings.
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Midwives working in the East of England (excludes The Midlands) (237 responses):
- 12% of midwives received their off-duty less than 4-weeks in advance of scheduled shifts.
- 36% of midwives always, or nearly always, finished their shifts on time.
- 5% of midwives were able to take all their breaks.
- 85% of midwives were scheduled to work a day shift within 24 hours of finishing a night shift.
- 62% of midwives were called away from a mandatory training session in the past year to provide care in the unit.
- 82% of midwives reported feeling unwell due to work-related stress in the past year. The top three reasons midwives gave for work-related stress were the same as the UK rankings.
- 81% of midwives had personal burnout, 88% had work-related burnout, 14% had client-related burnout.
- 39% of midwives strongly agreed or agreed they were able to do their job to a standard they were personally pleased with. The top three reasons negatively impacting on care were the same as the UK rankings.
- 34% of midwives reported they were very or mostly satisfied with their job. The top two reasons midwives felt would contribute to their job satisfaction were the same as the UK rankings, but the 3rd reason differed:
- 3rd Workplace culture that is supportive, respectful/makes me feel valued (ranked 4th UK);
- 81% of midwives had thought about leaving midwifery (the highest for any region of the UK). The top three reasons for thinking about leaving were the same as the UK rankings.
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Midwives working in The Midlands (305 responses):
- 12% of midwives received their off-duty less than 4-weeks in advance of scheduled shifts.
- 42% of midwives always, or nearly always, finished their shifts on time.
- 3% of midwives were able to take all their breaks.
- 80% of midwives were scheduled to work a day shift within 24 hours of finishing a night shift.
- 50% of midwives were called away from a mandatory training session in the past year to provide care in the unit.
- 85% of midwives reported feeling unwell due to work-related stress in the past year. The top three reasons midwives gave for work-related stress were the same as the UK rankings, but in a different order:
- 1st Overworked/unable to complete own work tasks (ranked 2nd UK)
- 2nd Tiredness and fatigue related to working practices (ranked 1st UK)
- 3rd Shifts are just too busy or short-staffed to feel safe (ranked 3rd UK)
- 80% of midwives had personal burnout, 88% had work-related burnout, 21% had client-related burnout.
- 44% of midwives strongly agreed or agreed they were able to do their job to a standard they were personally pleased with. The top three reasons negatively impacting on care were the same as the UK rankings.
- 38% of midwives reported they were very or mostly satisfied with their job. The top three reasons midwives felt would contribute to their job satisfaction were the same as the UK rankings.
- 79% of midwives had thought about leaving midwifery. The top three reasons for thinking about leaving were the same as the UK rankings, but in a different order:
- 1st Anxiety and stress (ranked 2nd UK)
- 2nd Tiredness and burnout (ranked 1st UK)
- 3rd Lack of midwifery staffing, feels dangerous (same rank as UK)
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Midwives working in The North West of England (179 responses):
- 33% of midwives received their off-duty less than 4-weeks in advance of scheduled shifts (the second highest score for late issue of off-duty across all regions)
- 46% of midwives always, or nearly always, finished their shifts on time.
- Just under 4% of midwives were able to take all their breaks.
- 77% of midwives were scheduled to work a day shift within 24 hours of finishing a night shift.
- 60% of midwives were called away from a mandatory training session in the past year to provide care in the unit (second highest score across all regions)
- 80% of midwives reported feeling unwell due to work-related stress in the past year. The top three reasons midwives gave for work-related stress were the same as the UK rankings, but in a different order:
- 1st Overworked/unable to complete own work tasks (ranked 2nd UK)
- 2nd Tiredness and fatigue related to working practices (ranked 1st UK)
- 3rd Shifts are just too busy or short-staffed to feel safe (ranked 3rd UK)
- 77% of midwives had personal burnout, 82% had work-related burnout, 17% had client-related burnout.
- 46% of midwives strongly agreed or agreed they were able to do their job to a standard they were personally pleased with. The top three reasons negatively impacting on care were the same as the UK rankings.
- 40% of midwives reported they were very or mostly satisfied with their job. The top three reasons midwives felt would contribute to their job satisfaction were the same as the UK rankings, but:
- Workplace culture that is supportive, respectful/makes me feel valued was ranked as equal 2nd (ranked 4th UK)
- 78% of midwives had thought about leaving midwifery. The top three reasons for thinking about leaving were the same as the UK rankings, but in a different order:
- 1st Anxiety and stress (ranked 2nd UK)
- 2nd Tiredness and burnout (ranked 1st UK)
- 3rd Lack of midwifery staffing, feels dangerous (same rank as UK)
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Midwives working in The North East of England and Yorkshire (291 responses):
- Less than 7% of midwives received their off-duty less than 4-weeks in advance of scheduled shifts.
- 46% of midwives always, or nearly always, finished their shifts on time.
- 3% of midwives were able to take all their breaks.
- 74% of midwives were scheduled to work a day shift within 24 hours of finishing a night shift.
- 44% of midwives were called away from a mandatory training session in the past year to provide care in the unit (second highest score across all regions).
- 81% of midwives reported feeling unwell due to work-related stress in the past year. The top three reasons midwives gave for work-related stress were the same as the UK rankings, but in a different order:
- 1st Overworked/unable to complete own work tasks (ranked 2nd UK)
- 2nd Tiredness and fatigue related to working practices (ranked 1st UK)
- 3rd Shifts are just too busy or short-staffed to feel safe (ranked 3rd UK)
- 74% of midwives had personal burnout, 84% had work-related burnout, 17% had client-related burnout.
- 55% of midwives strongly agreed or agreed they were able to do their job to a standard they were personally pleased with. The top three reasons negatively impacting on care were the same as the UK rankings, but in a different order:
- 1st Amount of paperwork/documentation (ranked 2nd UK)
- 2nd Staffing levels (ranked 1st UK)
- 3rd Time constraints/feeling rushed (same rank as UK)
- 38% of midwives reported they were very or mostly satisfied with their job. The top three reasons midwives felt would contribute to their job satisfaction differed from the UK rankings:
- 1st Recognition of good work (ranked 2nd UK)
- 2nd Increase in pay or improvement in terms and conditions (ranked 3rd UK)
- 3rd Protected rest periods during a shift (ranked 5th UK)
- 75% of midwives had thought about leaving midwifery. The top three reasons for thinking about leaving differed from the UK rankings:
- 1st Anxiety and stress (ranked 2nd UK)
- 2nd Tiredness and burnout (ranked 1st UK)
- 3rd Undervalued/lack of recognition (ranked 4th UK)