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Former RCM CEO is made a dame

02 January 2018 Former RCM chief executive Cathy Warwick CBE has been made a dame in the New Year’s honours list 2018.

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RCM CEO opens annual midwifery conference 2018

04 October 2018 ‘We are passionate about our jobs. We are kind to each other.’

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RCM announces beginning of new chapter with move to London Bridge

17 February 2020 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has announced the beginning of a new chapter in its history with a move to a new headquarters in London Bridge. The move, which is due to take place over the summer, will enable the RCM to provide improved support ...

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RCM CEO challenges Labour on Brexit and NHS spending

24 September 2018 RCM chief executive Gill Walton has called for a second public vote on Brexit at the Labour Party Conference.

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RCM welcomes appointment of first ever Chief Midwife for England

13 March 2019 The NHS has today appointed Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent as England's first Chief Midwifery Officer, a new role with responsibility for leading the development of measures aimed at increasing the quality and safety of maternity care.

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‘RCM CEO receives Honorary Degree from University of West London’

03 December 2019 Gill Walton Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has been recognised with an honorary degree from the University of West London (UWL). The honour comes as recognition for her midwifery leadership ...

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 RCM responds to PHE report on ‘Disparities in the risk and outcomes of COVID-19

02 June 2020 Commenting on Public Health England’s report, Disparities in the risk and outcomes of COVID-19, RCM Chief Executive Gill Walton said: “Today’s report tells us what we already knew: that those from black and Asian backgrounds have been disproportionately ...

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RCM responds to NAO report on Readying the NHS and adult social care in England for COVID-19

12 June 2020 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) calls for lessons to be learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic responding to a National Audit Office (NAO) report published today.

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System failing BAME women says RCM on new study

08 June 2020 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling for urgent action as a study published in the BMJ today (Monday 8 June) shows more than half of pregnant women recently admitted to UK hospitals with a COVID-19 infection were from black, Asian or ...

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RCM says it will challenge itself to do better on race issues as it launches new campaign

21 June 2020 ‘We will challenge ourselves to do better when it comes to tackling race, equality and discrimination issues.’ That is the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it launches Race Matters, a new campaign to tackle race issues within ...