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Scottish Government imposes pay award, despite midwives’ rejection

on 23 December 2022 Strike action by midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) may still take place in Scotland, after the Scottish Government announced its intention to impose a pay award on health staff in Scotland. The Cabinet Secretary for Health & Social ...
NHS maternity staffing crisis putting babies’ lives at risk
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NHS maternity staffing crisis putting babies’ lives at risk

on 13 October 2022 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and leading UK pregnancy and baby loss charity Sands are warning that a severe shortage of staff in maternity services is putting mothers and babies’ lives at risk. The message comes as a report - on maternity ...
Impact of social and ethnic inequalities clear in latest MBRRACE-UK report says RCM
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 Impact of social and ethnic inequalities clear in latest MBRRACE-UK report says RCM

on 13 October 2022 ‘The highest stillbirth rates continue to impact women living in the most deprived communities where social inequalities are entrenched.' That’s according to the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it responds to the latest MBRRACE-UK PMRT ...
Government must act now and invest in England’s NHS maternity services and staff says the RCM as ‘crisis’ looms
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Government must act now and invest in England’s NHS maternity services and staff says the RCM as ‘crisis’ looms

on 25 July 2022 The Government must act now to stop England’s maternity services spiralling into an ever-worsening crisis says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). This comes as the Health and Social Care Select Committee’s Expert Panel - to which the RCM ...
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Midwife numbers now lower than at the last general election says RCM

By RCM on 26 May 2022 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
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Maternity Royal Colleges welcome increased COVID-19 vaccine uptake in pregnant women

By RCM on 12 May 2022 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 ...
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