Maternity Staff Nurses Axed in July ‘25 Trust Said They Had Enough Midwives!!!

Staff Cuts & the Bigger Question Nobody Is Answering

Gloucestershire has a long track record of cutting NHS posts during financial pressure. Gloucestershire Live previously reported that hundreds of NHS jobs had been axed as part of cost-saving drives. While that article is older, it shows a clear pattern: when the Trust tightens its belt, it’s frontline staff who feel it first.

More recently, several midwives have told me directly that a number of maternity nurses were made redundant in July 2025, reportedly being told the Gloucester Birth Centre “already had enough midwives” to cover the unit.

If that was true, then why are midwives now being pulled constantly out of the birth centre to rescue the labour ward?
Why is the Alongside MLU repeatedly closed?
Why are midwife-led options now essentially non-existent?

It doesn’t add up.
And it raises an uncomfortable question:

If frontline staff are being cut, how much is currently being spent on middle management?

The public deserves clarity. If the Trust is removing frontline posts while senior management structures grow, that needs to be scrutinised openly — because it directly affects safety, access, and the ability to run midwife-led services.

If anyone has further information or personal experience relating to these redundancies — how they were communicated, what impact they had on the unit — please feel free to contact me privately. Your insight could help shine a light on decisions that have never been explained to the women who rely on maternity services in this county.