What does the Midwifery Council do?
The Council’s functions, as for all health authorities, are set out in section 118 of the HPCA Act. The Council must:
• Define the Midwifery Scope(s) of Practice and prescribe the qualifications required of registered midwives
• Accredit midwifery educational institutions and programmes
• Maintain a public Register of midwives who have the required qualifications and are competent and fit to practise
• Issue practising certificates to midwives who maintain their competence
• Establish programmes to assess and promote midwives’ ongoing competence
• Deal with complaints and concerns about midwives’ conduct, competence and health
• Set the midwifery profession’s standards for clinical and cultural competence and ethical conduct
• Promote education and training in midwifery
• Promote public awareness of the Council’s responsibilities
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