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Mandatory COVID vaccination for NHS staff
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Sajid Javid, has announced that, from 1 April 2022, it will be compulsory for all patient-facing staff working within the NHS in England to have received both doses of the COVID vaccine. Along ...Royal Colleges and Trade Unions send out message of solidarity to health workers this Christmas
Northern Ireland’s leading health care organisations representing doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, midwives and healthcare workers are sending out a message of solidarity to their members ahead of what many expect to be the ...RCM responds to infant mortality report released today by ONS
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today responded to a new report on infant mortality published by the Office of National Statistics (ONS).‘Midwives key frontline professionals who can identify FGM says RCM’
Today NHS Digital have published the latest enhanced dataset on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The data collected is from July to September 2019 and supports the Department of Health’s FGM prevention programme presenting a national ...Promising start for Government's commitment to NHS, say midwives - but playing catch-up on NHS funding
The Government has made a promising start in reversing years of underinvestment in the NHS – but there is much more to do. That’s the verdict of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) on today’s Queen's Speech.'RCM welcomes commitment from Scottish Government to drive up maternity standards’
The Scottish Government have today re-announced support for new mothers and their families. This includes more than £50 million to improve access to mental health support for expectant and new mothers, and £12 million to transform maternity ...RCM advises pregnant women against use of personal dopplers
The RCM has today restated that it does not recommended use of personal home dopplers while pregnant over safety concerns. The advice comes as the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have published updated guidance ...RCM welcomes latest report from Council of Deans of Health
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed the recommendations made by The Council of Deans of Health in The Academic Workforce in Health Faculties report. The report reflects the findings of a recent Freedom of Information (FOI) ...