on 17 September 2020
The Royal College of Midwives has welcomed the announcement by the World Health Organization yesterday (16 September) to extend the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife into 2021.
By Gemma Murphy on 10 September 2020
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Activists’ Conference got underway today - albeit virtually - with a strong focus on RCM’s Race Matters campaign.
Joy Warmington Chief Executive of equalities and human rights charity brap will deliver ...
By Gemma Murphy on 04 September 2020
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed a new study on risk factors in pregnant women and maternal and perinatal outcomes of COVID-19. The study, published this week in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), will contribute to improved ...
on 28 August 2020
The Government last week launched a consultation document that runs until October. They want to know what scheme members feel about when this choice is to be offered – either immediately after 1 April 2022 or when they retire.
on 27 August 2020
The MBRRACE-UK collaboration’s ‘Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care rapid review: Learning from SARS-CoV-2-related and associated maternal deaths in the UK was recently published. The report aims to address the immediate concerns ...
on 19 August 2020
Team RCM, a group of RCM staff, activists and members are climbing Mount Snowdon on 10th October 2020 to raise funds for the RCM Benevolent Fund (Cavell Trust).
By RCM calls for an early and decent pay rise for midwives and maternity support workers
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today written to MPs on behalf of its members calling for their support to bring forward pay negotiations and ensure that midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) receive a fair and decent pay rise.
New guidance for midwives on virtual consultations has been published by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The guidance outlines how midwives can conduct virtual consultations and when they are appropriate, while ensuring care is safe ...
The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) have today (Thursday July 16) published the first of their maternity themed reports having paused several publications back in March due to COVID-19. This series of reports have been drawn ...