27 April 2021
Responding to new miscarriage research and a call for better miscarriage care from the pregnancy charity Tommy’s, Dr Mary Ross-Davie, Director for Professional Midwifery at the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), said “When a woman loses her ...
22 April 2021
Life threatening problems could get missed says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) responding to a NCT survey on GP postnatal checks. This shows that a quarter of new mothers are not being asked about their emotional health and wellbeing at ...
20 April 2021
Improving the quality and safety of Welsh NHS maternity services and supporting staff post-pandemic must be priorities for the next Welsh Government says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) launching its Blueprint for maternity care in Wales ...
16 July 2021
An annual assessment of NHS maternity and wider workforce requirements is needed says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). It follows news today that Health Education England (HEE) have been commissioned by the Minister of State for Care to ...
21 October 2022
The CQC’s annual report on the state of healthcare in England published today doesn’t pull its punches: “The… system is gridlocked” is its grim opening. It goes on to paint a familiar picture of long waiting times, difficulty accessing primary ...
27 October 2022
Earlier this month, the Maternity All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) and the Baby Loss APPG issued a joint calling for urgent action to address staffing shortages in maternity services.
01 November 2022
RCM workplace representative Lorna Duncan joined RCM Scotland Director Jaki Lambert and National Officer Jackie Mitchell for the two day Scotland Trade Union Congress (STUC) Women’s Committee. In her blog, Lorna shares the motions put forward ...
10 November 2022
Staffing levels in maternity services are at an all-time low, and the number of midwives leaving the profession continues to increase. Understandably, Directors and Heads of Midwifery are looking for new and creative ways to fill their vacancies. ...
17 November 2022
Politics can be dizzying sometimes. Less than two months ago, in late September, Conservative MPs cheered the last Chancellor as he slashed taxes across the board. Today, those same MPs cheered the new Chancellor as he hoicked them back up. ...
23 November 2022
Being affiliated to the Trade Union Congress (TUC) means that the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is a part of a wider trade union movement, it means we stand shoulder to shoulder with trade union members working in both the public and private ...