By Hollie Ewers on 29 November 2018
An agreement to help administer and support the RCM’s benevolent fund has been signed by RCM chief executive Gill Walton and Cavell Nurses’ Trust chief executive John Orchard.
By Hollie Ewers on 29 November 2018
Almost 95% of RCM members in Northern Ireland who responded to a consultation about industrial action, including strike action, over pay conditions have voted in favour.
By Hollie Ewers on 28 November 2018
Proposals to change the requirements for overseas midwives and nurses taking the International English Language Test System (IELTS) have been given the go-ahead by the NMC.
By Julie Griffiths on 27 November 2018
Vaccine hesitancy and measles outbreaks have been two of the barriers to the so-called ‘decade of vaccines’ launched in 2010.
By Helen Rogers on 23 November 2018
New policies: The RCM is partnering with NHS employers, Welsh Government and Staff Side to deliver new managing attendance at work and menopause policies.
By Hollie Ewers on 23 November 2018
We are grateful for the expert professional interest and welcome for the RCM Midwifery care in labour guidance for women in all settings. The RCM is confident that the guidance represents the best established evidence available, being based ...
By Julie Griffiths on 23 November 2018
A new paper estimates that nearly 11% of all live births were preterm in 2014, with 81% of them occurring in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
By Mary Ross-Davie on 23 November 2018
This year the RCM Scotland team has been working really hard to influence policy-makers at a national level for the benefit of our members and for maternity service users.