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Changing legislation can start with changing our culture and environment

08 December 2023 For the STUC Women’s Conference RCM Board member Cher Dougan shares how important it is to advocate for change but how that can come in different ways including but not limited to putting motions forward to change legislation.

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RCM calls on CQC to seek partnership, not punishment, in regulation

17 July 2024 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has called for a new approach in hospital inspections, following an apology from the Interim Chief Executive of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for the implementation of their new regulatory approach. In ...

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'We must work together to improve outcomes' says RCM on Saving Babies Lives report

14 May 2024 ‘Improving maternity outcomes needs to be everyone’s business. The Government, healthcare leaders and all those working in maternity services need to work together to improve tragic outcomes’. That’s the message the from Royal College ...

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‘Must do everything possible to prevent perinatal deaths says RCM on MBRRACE report’

04 October 2019 The latest MBRRACE-UK Perinatal Mortality Surveillance Report for UK Perinatal Deaths for Births has been published this week (Thursday 10th of September). This is the fifth MBRRACE-UK Perinatal Mortality Surveillance Report ad provides ...

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RCM advises pregnant women against use of personal dopplers

23 January 2020 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 ...

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RCM responds to CQC briefing on improving safety in NHS maternity services  

12 March 2020 ‘Every pregnant woman should have a good birth experience that is safe and positive’ says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it responds to the latest briefing paper on maternity safety published by the CQC.

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Kent midwife’s national honour for lifesaving BAME work  

13 March 2020 A Kent midwife has received a prestigious Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Fellowship for her inspiring midwifery work. Sarah Chitongo, a midwifery educator and Researcher at Middlesex University, received her award at the RCM’s national ...

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RCM responds to Each Baby Counts report

18 March 2020 ‘Lasting cultural changes in learning, leadership and multi-professional working are the key to tackling the number of incidents in our maternity services’, according to the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in response to the latest report ...

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RCM expresses concern at supply of personal protection equipment for midwives

19 March 2020 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has called on the Government to ensure that midwives and maternity support workers receive appropriate personal protective equipment to ensure they remain safe and well so they can continue to care for people.

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We must learn from pandemic to protect BAME staff, says RCM

29 July 2020 The Royal College of Midwives has welcomed the start of a major study on the impact of COVID-19 on black, Asian and minority ethnic healthcare workers, launched today. The research, which is led by Leicester University, will follow healthcare ...