Mark<p>Ministers urged to guarantee <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/NHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NHS</span></a> jobs for new <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/midwives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>midwives</span></a> amid <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/understaffing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>understaffing</span></a></p><p>Student midwife fears she will be unable to get job after 2,300 hrs of unpaid work in NHS calling for guaranteed posts for newly qualified midwives who otherwise are forced to abandon profession before career begin</p><p>Aimee Peach is to complete her training next summer, but promise of a job at the end of 3 year degree course collapsed despite severe shortages of midwives<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jul/20/student-midwife-guaranteed-nhs-jobs-graduates" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/society/2025/j</span><span class="invisible">ul/20/student-midwife-guaranteed-nhs-jobs-graduates</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SaveOurNHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveOurNHS</span></a></p>