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Midwife numbers now lower than at the last general election says RCM
New monthly NHS workforce figures for England analysed by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have revealed that the number of midwives in England is now lower than at the time of the last general election. These latest figures are in fact ...
Maternity Royal Colleges welcome increased COVID-19 vaccine uptake in pregnant women
As new COVID-19 vaccine uptake figures in pregnancy are published today, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) are urging pregnant women who have not been vaccinated to consider ...Improve midwifery education about skin colour to make maternity care safer says RCM
The lack of teaching about darker skin tones in midwifery education could be exacerbating racial inequalities in maternity care, says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The College is calling for improvements in midwifery education ...
A Royal opening of RCM’s and RCOG’s new headquarters in London
Showing that partnership is the key to success the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) jointly hosted Their Royal Highnesses The Princess Royal and The Duchess of Cambridge for ...
Royal visit for Grampian maternity unit from RCM Patron HRH The Princess Royal
Inverurie’s Community Maternity Unit (ICMU) was treated to a Royal visit at the weekend from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Patron, HRH The Princess Royal. The Princess Royal toured the unit meeting midwives, healthcare support ...
Devil is in the detail says RCM on funding announcement for maternity services in England
A welcome injection of funding, but ‘the devil is in the detail’ that’s the verdict from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it welcomes the announcement of a funding boost for maternity services in England. Today a total of £127 million ...
HRH The Princess Royal visits maternity unit in Manchester
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal today (2nd March) officially unveiled the helipad at Oxford Road Campus (ORC). She also visited maternity services at Saint Mary’s Hospital, both part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust ...
Government mandatory COVID vaccination plan should never have seen the light of day says the RCM
Mandatory vaccination for NHS staff is a policy that should never have seen the light of day, says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). This comes as the Government announced that the legal requirement for health and social care staff to be vaccinated ...
Pregnancy screening algorithm can reduce racial disparities in baby deaths, research shows
Racial disparities in baby death rates could be significantly reduced with new pregnancy screening technology, according to research from the Tommy’s National Centre for Maternity Improvement – led by the Royal College of Obstetricians ...