# The Nursing and Midwifery Council (Midwives) Rules Order of Council 2004, Paragraph 12: The supervision of midwives


(1) Each practising midwife shall have a named supervisor of midwives from among the supervisors of midwives appointed by the local supervising authority covering her main area of practice.
(2) A local supervising authority shall ensure that—
(a) each practising midwife within its area has a named supervisor of midwives;
(b) 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;
(c) all supervisors of midwives within its area maintain records of their supervisory activities, including any meeting with a midwife; and
(d) all practising midwives within its area have 24-hour access to a supervisor of midwives.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/1764/schedule/1/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/nursing-and-midwifery-council-midwives-rules-order-of-council-2004/schedule-1/paragraph-12
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