on 20 April 2021
Improving the quality and safety of Welsh NHS maternity services and supporting staff post-pandemic must be priorities for the next Welsh Government says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) launching its Blueprint for maternity care in Wales ...
on 16 April 2021
The Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has today announced it will be offering pregnant women the COVID-19 vaccine, in line with the vaccine roll out plan for the UK.
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has sought to reassure its members, healthcare workers and vulnerable pregnant women following the news that people under 30 are to be offered an alternative to the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine.
on 22 January 2021
Two leading Royal Colleges are urging hospitals not to redeploy staff away from maternity services except as a last resort to ensure care for women and their babies remains safe. The call comes in a joint letter from the Royal College of Midwives ...
on 19 January 2021
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) have issued a joint statement about Covid-19 vaccinations, fertility and pregnancy.
The RCOG and the RCM are aware that there has been ...
By Safety must be the driving force behind every decision say maternity Royal Colleges on 15 December 2020
Putting themselves front and centre in the efforts to make the UK the safest and best place to give birth, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) are proposing a bold and ambitious ...
on 15 December 2020
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) today has called on NHS Trusts in England to exercise common sense when considering whether to increase attendance of supporters and visitors at maternity services. The call comes as NHS England publishes ...
on 07 December 2020
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) says that efforts to keep driving down stillbirth rates must continue, as new figures show a continued fall this year.
By Keep maternity staff where they’re needed – in maternity services, says RCM on 04 December 2020
Midwives and maternity support workers (MSW) must stay in the areas of the NHS where they are most needed: maternity services, says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). As COVID cases continue to rise across the country, the RCM has urged NHS ...
on 01 December 2020
Commenting on the news that the Scottish Government is to give NHS workers a £500 one-off payment, Dr Mary Ross-Davie, Director for Scotland at the Royal College of Midwives, said: "Once again Scotland is leading the way in recognising the value ...