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RCM gives ‘cautious welcome’ to new midwife numbers
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has given a cautious welcome to figures released today by NHS England showing an increase in the number of midwives working in the NHS.
Time for a resolution on pay as Executive returns says RCM
‘Now is the time for a resolution on pay,’ says The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Northern Ireland with the anticipated return of the Executive and an existing commitment from the UK Government on funding for public sector pay. Following ...
Scottish midwives work hundreds of unpaid extra hours to keep services safe
Midwives in Scotland are working hundreds of extra hours without pay to keep maternity services running safely. The results of a new poll published today by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have laid bare the extent of the problem with nine ...
RCM leader calls for a revolution in maternity services
The head of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has pledged to start a revolution in maternity care. Gill Walton, Chief Executive of the RCM, made an impassioned plea at the RCM’s national conference to midwives and maternity support workers ...
RCM launches tool to tackle high levels of maternity disadvantage
"Addressing not only health and wellbeing, but social complexity is key to improving maternity outcomes for all women,” says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it launches a Maternity Disadvantage Assessment Tool (MatDAT) for midwives.
RCM calls for ‘right staff in the right place with the right education and training’ ahead of General Election
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM), alongside The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (RCOG), and the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) are today issuing ...
‘The country has voted for change, so let’s work together to change our maternity services for the better,’ says RCM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) today will be writing to the new Secretary for State for Health and Social Care on their first day on the job to ensure improving UK maternity services is top of their agenda. The RCM says action on safety and staffing ...
RCM welcomes NHS investment which will enable women to access their maternity records online
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed an announcement by NHS England that will see £52 million invested to speed up the delivery of online maternity records. The announcement was made today by the Chief Nursing Officer for England, ...
New NICE guideline rightly focused on women centred care says RCM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed an updated guideline published by NICE which focuses on women-centred care, more engagement with maternity services earlier in pregnancy and informed decision making. For the first time ...