17 February 2021
Jessop Wing has become one of the first maternity units in the country to successfully implement an apprenticeship scheme for Maternity Support Workers (MSWs).
28 June 2019
To safeguard a sustainable maternity workforce by upskilling and developing a new workforce of Maternity Support Workers (MSW) utilising the apprenticeship framework delivered within a partnership model with a local Higher Education ...
20 January 2020
The Royal College of Midwives has welcomed the UK’s first midwifery degree apprentices who start their training today at Greenwich University.
Gill Walton, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Midwives, said: “This really is a landmark ...
19 April 2023
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) says an overhaul of NHS staff parking permit allocations and safe and accessible public transport options is needed to support safer travel to work for NHS staff, the majority of whom are women. The call ...
20 March 2023
Last week we joined fellow RCM colleagues and RCM Chief Executive Gill Walton to attend a landmark celebration at the University of Greenwich. We were there to celebrate graduation of the first three-year midwifery degree apprentices in world, ...
30 June 2023
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed NHS England’s long-awaited long-term workforce plan, but warned that, without the necessary investment, the plan will be rendered meaningless.
29 February 2024
'Ending the national midwife shortage is possible,’ says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it launches a new guide with solutions for the next UK Parliament.
Low-cost solutions to improve working conditions for midwives, practical ...