DoH to meet with industry over insurance for independent midwives
The Department of Health is set to meet with industry figures next week to discuss the provision of insurance for independent midwives, Post has learnt.
Midwives working privately have been without insurance since 1994, when they were excluded from a scheme operated by the Royal College of Midwives after a rise in the cost of premiums.
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