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![Leading Maternity Royal Colleges urge NHS to avoid redeploying maternity staff in wake of rising COVID-19 cases](/media/5743/rcm-rcog-logos.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779590000000)
Leading Maternity Royal Colleges urge NHS to avoid redeploying maternity staff in wake of rising COVID-19 cases
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) are urging NHS Trusts and Boards to ensure that maternity staff are not redeployed to other areas of the hospital as COVID-19 cases rise again.![Maternity Royal Colleges welcome prioritisation of pregnant women for COVID-19 vaccination](/media/4612/shutterstock_1767084407_-covid-vaccine-image.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779020000000)
Maternity Royal Colleges welcome prioritisation of pregnant women for COVID-19 vaccination
Urgent efforts must now be made to ensure that pregnant women are fast tracked when booking their COVID-19 vaccines. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) have welcomed the ...![NHS Staff Council Statement on annual leave](/media/4392/warrington_maternity_unit_04.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=467&height=720&rnd=133543778970000000)
NHS Staff Council Statement on annual leave
Today (12 December) the NHS staff council have issued a joint statement in relation to annual leave and carry forward leave for midwives, maternity support workers, and all NHS staff. This follows a recent announcement from the Prime Minister ...![Maternity Royal Colleges welcome extension to booster COVID-19 vaccine programme](/media/4612/shutterstock_1767084407_-covid-vaccine-image.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779020000000)
Maternity Royal Colleges welcome extension to booster COVID-19 vaccine programme
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Royal College of Midwives have welcomed a decision by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) to roll out the COVID-19 booster vaccine to all people over the ...![Coventry midwife wins national award for improving pregnancy care for women with genetic condition](/media/4795/rcm-fellow-2021-dr-sally-pezaro.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779120000000)
Coventry midwife wins national award for improving pregnancy care for women with genetic condition
An academic midwife from Coventry University has won a national award for her research around pregnancy in women with a rarely diagnosed genetic condition. Dr Sally Pezaro received the Royal College of Midwives Partnership Working award ...![Rhyl midwife crowned Wales Midwife of the Year](/media/5674/rcm-midwives-midwife-of-the-year-wales-2021-l-to-r-in-the-pic-are-mylene-klass-sarah-hookes-rcm-president-rebeccah-davies-rcm-ceo-gill-walton.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779560000000)
Rhyl midwife crowned Wales Midwife of the Year
A midwife who leads a Welsh national training programme to improve maternity care and safety has been named Wales Midwife of the Year by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). Sarah Hookes works for NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership. She received ...![RCM forms alliance with Cavell Nurses’ Trust to support midwives in times of hardship](/media/5673/cavell.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779560000000)
RCM forms alliance with Cavell Nurses’ Trust to support midwives in times of hardship
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Benevolent Fund has officially formed a new alliance with the Cavell Nurses’ Trust to continue supporting midwives and maternity support workers during times of personal financial hardship. The occasion ...![RCM welcomes new Chief Midwife for Scotland](/media/1969/p55_scotland.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131884116440000000)
RCM welcomes new Chief Midwife for Scotland
The Scottish Government has announced the appointment of Justine Craig as the new Chief Midwifery Officer for Scotland.![Continued impact of entrenched social inequalities clear in latest MBRRACE-UK report says RCM](/media/5666/mbrrace-nov-21.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=467&height=720&rnd=133543779550000000)
Continued impact of entrenched social inequalities clear in latest MBRRACE-UK report says RCM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has said ‘the continued impact of entrenched societal inequalities continues to show in these tragic results’ as it responds to the latest MBRRACE-UK Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care report 2021. This ...![Royal College of Midwives appoints new Scotland Director](/media/5662/jaki-lambert-director-for-scotland-at-the-royal-college-of-midwives-starts-february-2022.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=467&height=720&rnd=133543779550000000)