Paragraph 12 The supervision of midwives

each practising midwife within its area has a named supervisor of midwives;

at least once a year, a supervisor of midwives meets each midwife for whom she is the named supervisor of midwives to review the midwife’s practice and to identify her training needs;

all supervisors of midwives within its area maintain records of their supervisory activities, including any meeting with a midwife; and

all practising midwives within its area have 24-hour access to a supervisor of midwives.