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Northern Ireland midwives to be balloted on industrial action

15 December 2019 Midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) working in Northern Ireland are to be balloted by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) on industrial action up to and including strike action. The ballot will open on Monday 6 January 2020 and will ...

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• • Maternity Services
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  • Physiological Birth
  • Multi Disciplinary Working
  • The Health Foundation

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OASI Care Bundle to be rolled out in more maternity units

19 December 2019 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM)and the The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the are delighted to announce that the OASI Care Bundle Project will be rolled out in 20 new maternity units across England, Wales and ...

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• • Midwives
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  • Mary Ross Davie

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'RCM welcomes Scottish framework to implement continuity of carer’

15 January 2020 A framework to enable maternity services to access useful tools and information to implement continuity of carer and local delivery of care has been published by the Scottish Government.

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  • PHE - Public Health England
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RCM welcomes new guidance on PPE for NHS staff

02 April 2020 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today welcomed the publication of new UK-wide guidance about the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by NHS staff who are likely to come into contact with people infected by the coronavirus. The ...

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• • Midwives
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  • RCM Member
  • RCOG - Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • Evidence-based guidelines
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Updated advice for pregnant healthcare workers and employers during the coronavirus outbreak

21 March 2020 New advice for pregnant women who are working in the NHS and other work settings has been published Women who are less than 28 weeks pregnant should practise social distancing but can continue working in a patient-facing role, provided the ...

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• • Midwives
  • RCM
  • Maternity Services
  • NHS Staff
  • Midwifery
  • NHS
  • Midwife Shortage
  • Midwifery Workforce
  • Leadership
  • Covid-19

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RCM calls for Government support to get maternity ready for business

28 April 2020 As the Government announces plans to restart and re-open discrete areas of the NHS, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has raised concerns about capacity in maternity to get services operating fully again. A survey of senior midwives across ...

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• • Midwives
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  • NHS Wales
  • NHS England
  • Public Health England
  • PHE - Public Health England
  • RCM Northern Ireland

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RCM welcomes new guidance on PPE for NHS staff

02 April 2020 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today welcomed the publication of new UK-wide guidance about the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by NHS staff who are likely to come into contact with people infected by the coronavirus. The ...

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• • Midwives
  • RCM
  • Maternity Services
  • NHS Staff
  • Midwifery
  • NHS
  • NHS Wales
  • NHS England
  • PHE - Public Health England
  • RCM Northern Ireland
  • coronavirus
  • Safety
  • Midwife Training

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Protection is more than just PPE – RCM calls on NHS employers to offer proper training and support to those working in maternity services

08 April 2020 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is today calling on NHS Trusts and Boards to provide better support to maternity staff after a survey revealed that nearly a third of midwives had received no advice or training they need to care for women with ...

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• • Midwives
  • RCM
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  • NHS Staff
  • Midwifery
  • NHS
  • coronavirus
  • Government
  • Covid-19
  • covid19
  • NHS Unions

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RCM welcomes announcement from Government on payment for bereaved families of NHS workers  

27 April 2020 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) says that today’s announcement by the Government on an additional death in service payment for all NHS workers is ‘real recognition of the risk RCM members and all other frontline NHS staff face during this ...

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• • Midwives
  • RCM
  • Maternity Services
  • NHS Staff
  • Midwifery
  • NHS
  • NHS Wales
  • NHS England
  • coronavirus
  • Government

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RCM pleased that Government listened to calls on visa extensions for midwives 

29 April 2020 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed the Government’s decision to include midwives and social workers in the group of healthcare workers entitled to automatic visa extensions having initially excluded them.