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• • Midwifery
  • Midwives
  • RCM
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers
  • Pensions

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NHS Pensions consultation - The RCM Position

16 October 2020 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is asking the government to let members decide, when they retire, which pension scheme is the most beneficial for them for their contributions between 2015 and 2022.

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• • Midwifery
  • Midwives
  • RCM
  • Education
  • Research
  • RCM Education

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We’re here to support you says RCM launching research strategy

08 October 2020 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) launched its new research strategy during its annual conference this week, aiming to cement the importance of research to midwifery and embed it within the profession.

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• • Midwifery
  • Midwives
  • RCM
  • Twinning projects
  • Bangladesh
  • Education

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RCM global twinning project in line for national education award

18 September 2020 A Royal College of Midwives (RCM) twinning project with the Bangladesh Midwifery Society (BMS) has been shortlisted in the Times Higher Education awards, often called the ‘Oscars of higher education’. The RCM and BMS are up for the International ...

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• • Midwifery
  • Midwives
  • RCM
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers
  • Pensions

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RCM Annual Conference opening address

05 October 2021 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is asking the government to let members decide, when they retire, which pension scheme is the most beneficial for them for their contributions between 2015 and 2022.

News

• • SMF - Student Midwives Forum
  • Student midwives
  • Midwifery
  • Midwives
  • RCM

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Become a member of the Student Midwife Forum

05 October 2021 We are excited to announce the nominations for student midwife elections to the RCM Student Midwife Forum (SMF) open on Tuesday 5th October 2021. There are 10 seats on the forum in total; two each for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and four ...

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• • Midwifery
  • NHS
  • Midwives
  • Newly Qualified Midwives
  • Preceptorship
  • RCM

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RCM taking action on more support for newly qualified and early career midwives

10 December 2021 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling for more support for newly qualified midwives. The call comes in a letter to the UK’s four Chief Nursing Officers (CNOs) from the RCM and UNISON with input from a number of other organisations.

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• • Midwifery
  • Midwives
  • RCM Member
  • RCM
  • RCM Northern Ireland
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers

Promoting

Royal Colleges and Trade Unions send out message of solidarity to health workers this Christmas

22 December 2021 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 ...

Media releases

• • Midwifery
  • Safe high quality care
  • Evidence-Based Practice
  • MBRRACE
  • Stillbirth
  • Neonatal Death
  • RCOG - Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • Safety

Influencing

‘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 ...

Media releases

• • Midwifery
  • Midwives
  • Specialist Mental Health Midwives
  • Perinatal Mental Health
  • Scotland
  • RCM Scotland
  • Scottish Government
  • Scottish Maternity Services

Influencing

Scottish midwives call for more perinatal mental health training to offer better care for women - New survey shows midwives struggle to get training needed

08 November 2019 Scottish midwives are asking for more specialist training around perinatal mental health (PMH) so they can support pregnant women and new mothers better. The call comes in a new survey of midwives on how well prepared they are to support women ...

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• • Midwifery
  • Midwives
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • Pregnancy
  • Director For Northern Ireland
  • RCM Northern Ireland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Pay and Agenda For Change

Influencing

‘RCM responds to Public Sector Pay policy for 2019/20 in relation to Northern Ireland’

31 October 2019 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has responded to the announcement today by the Department of Finance on the setting of public sector pay policy for 2019/20. Commenting, Karen Murray RCM’s Director for Northern Ireland said;“It’s ...