08 July 2021
The past week has seen the publication of not one, but two, landmark reports into the state of maternity services in England. On Monday, the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee published a report on the safety of maternity services ...
15 February 2021
Campaign groups have expressed concern at growing reports suggesting that marginalised groups are experiencing difficulty in accessing the COVID-19 vaccine. There are fears that being asked to present ID, immigration status or proof of ...
16 February 2021
With applications for the EU Settlement Scheme closing on 30 June 2021, the Royal College of Midwives is urging members from any of the European Union states, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, or Switzerland, to secure your right to continue ...
24 October 2018
A government consultation to consider the evidence around folic acid fortification will launch in early 2019, public health minister Steve Brine has confirmed.
06 February 2020
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) on International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is urging the Government to focus action on tackling the medicalisation of FGM. The RCM believes that collaborating with professional ...
02 April 2020
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is today calling on the Government to extend the visas of NHS midwives from overseas who are in the UK on a work visa, after similar visas were automatically extended for doctors, nurses and paramedics as part ...
02 April 2020
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is today calling on the Government to extend the visas of NHS midwives from overseas who are in the UK on a work visa, after similar visas were automatically extended for doctors, nurses and paramedics as part ...
06 May 2020
Four leading unions have called on the Health Secretary to recognise the significant contribution by – and disruption to - nursing, midwifery and allied healthcare students during the current crisis by abolishing tuition fees and reimbursing ...
02 July 2020
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today expressed its anger and frustration that, six weeks on from the Prime Minister promising that NHS staff from overseas would be exempt from the Immigration Health Surcharge, they are still paying ...