Equity of Access to Statutory Supervision of Midwives

Standard 4. Supervisors of Midwives are approachable and accessible to midwives to support them in their practice.

Criteria	Yes	No	Supporting Evidence	Comments/Recommendations
4.1 There is 24 hours access to Supervisors of Midwives for all midwives irrespective of their employment status.
4.2 Each midwife has a named Supervisor of Midwives, of her/his choice, with the option to change to another.
4.3 Each midwife attends a supervisory review, at least annually, in which her/his individual practice and any education and development needs are identified and a written action plan agreed.
4.4 Midwives’ views and experience of statutory supervision are elicited regularly, at least once in every 3 years and outcomes inform the local strategy for supervision.
4.5 Confidential supervisory activities are undertaken in designated rooms that ensure privacy.
4.6 Supervisors support midwives in maintaining clinical competence and the development of new skills.
4.7 Student midwives are supported by the supervisory framework