01 June 2022
The Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has expressed her joy and delight at being appointed a CBE in the Queen’s Jubilee Honours. Gill Walton, who receives the award for services to midwifery, said it ...
13 April 2023
The Independent Maternity Working Group (IMWG), set up in response to one of the ‘immediate and essential actions’ set out by Donna Ockenden in her independent report last year, welcomes the publication of NHS England’s three-year delivery ...
08 June 2023
A report on the health and social care workforce by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has highlighted the growing workforce crisis and called for a long-term sustainable solution ‘to give workers hope’. The report has been produced ...
28 March 2023
A midwife who developed a system for pregnant women to hold their own maternity records has been honoured with a Fellowship from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM for her contribution to midwifery. Dr Helen Bedford received the award at the ...
28 March 2023
Dr Alison Callwood, a leading expert in admissions to health professions education programmes, has received a prestigious Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Fellowship for her contribution to midwifery. She received her Fellowship at the ...
28 March 2023
A leading Welsh midwife has received a prestigious Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Fellowship for her contribution to midwifery. Dr Suzanne Hardacre received her Fellowship at the RCM’s Education and Research Conference in Birmingham on ...
05 May 2023
A trio of Welsh midwives have gained national recognition for their work to improve support for newly qualified midwives (NQM) across Wales.
19 May 2023
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed the appointment of Kate Brintworth – currently Chief Midwifery Officer for London - as England’s new Chief Midwifery Officer.
22 May 2023
A London midwife has won a national award for her work improving care and support for neurodivergent pregnant women and maternity staff. Emilie Edwards who is herself autistic and a Senior Lecturer in Midwifery at Middlesex University, received ...
22 May 2023
A Medway midwife has scooped a national award for improving maternity care for women with learning disabilities. Sarah-Jayne Ambler - Clinical Research Manager in Midwifery at Medway Foundation Trust - received the Excellence in Midwifery ...