on 27 February 2020
Guidance for hospitals and NHS staff about the risks posed by the coronavirus has today been published by NHS employers, The Royal College of Midwives and the health unions.
on 20 February 2020
The Royal College of Midwives is calling for investment in midwives and other staff supporting better child health. The call comes as the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) publishes the findings of their annual survey of health visitors in ...
on 18 February 2020
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling for more investment in maternity services if midwives are to feel well-supported at work. The RCM says that while the latest NHS Staff Survey published today shows some progress, this can only be ...
By 'RCM welcomes Scottish framework to implement continuity of carer’ on 15 January 2020
A framework to enable maternity services to access useful tools and information to implement continuity of carer and local delivery of care has been published by the Scottish Government.
By RCM welcomes commitment from Scottish Government to drive up maternity standards’ on 02 January 2020
The Scottish Government have today re-announced support for new mothers and their families. This includes more than £50 million to improve access to mental health support for expectant and new mothers, and £12 million to transform maternity ...
By RCM calls on governments to invest in maternity services to honour international Year of the Midwife on 01 January 2020
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling on governments at home and abroad to honour the spirit of the international Year of the Midwife by investing properly in maternity services and those providing them. The RCM sees the World Health ...
By HRH The Princess Royal sends letter to midwives on eve of Year of the Midwife in 2020 on 29 December 2019
HRH The Princess Royal has written to UK midwives highlighting their work on the eve of Year of the Midwife in 2020.
Writing the letter in her role as Patron of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) HRH The Princess Royal celebrates the work and ...
By The Duchess of Cambridge pens open letter to midwives this Christmas on 28 December 2019
HRH The Duchess of Cambridge has written an open letter to UK midwives, after spending several days with midwives and maternity support workers at Kingston Hospital’s Maternity Unit earlier this year.
In the letter, the Duchess expresses ...
By OBE for RCM Director in New Year Honours on 28 December 2019
On the eve of International Year of the Midwife there is good news for the RCM’s Executive Directive for Professional Leadership Birte Harlev-Lam. Birte has been awarded an OBE in the New Year’s honours for services to maternity and children’s ...
on 19 December 2019
The Government has made a promising start in reversing years of underinvestment in the NHS – but there is much more to do. That’s the verdict of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) on today’s Queen's Speech.