Media releases

Media releases

• • Midwifery
  • Student midwives
  • SMF - Student Midwives Forum
  • Education
  • RCM Education
  • Midwifery and nursing degree
  • Learning
  • Funding

Influencing

Targeted action needed to retain and recruit midwifery educators says RCM

By Gemma Murphy on 16 December 2020 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today called for more investment and support for midwifery educators, as a new survey revealed less than a quarter (24%) felt there were enough staff in their educational organisation to enable them to ...

Media releases

• • Midwives
  • RCM
  • Midwifery
  • Women
  • Maternity Services
  • Pregnancy
  • Leadership
  • Safe high quality care
  • CQC - Care Quality Commission
  • RCM CEO
  • Safety
  • NHS Staff
  • Staffing Levels
  • Midwife Training
  • Learning

Influencing

RCM responds to CQC report on East Kent Maternity services  

By RCM responds to CQC report on East Kent Maternity services   on 28 May 2020 Safety must be an absolute priority and combined with effective leadership be the basis for which all maternity care is delivered. That’s the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it responds to the Care Quality Commission (CQC) ...

Media releases

• • Midwives
  • RCM
  • RCM Member
  • Maternity Services
  • RCM Education
  • Midwifery Workforce
  • Learning
  • Government
  • Department of Health
  • Midwifery
  • Midwifery Training Places
  • Midwife Training

Influencing

Training standards must be built upon, not compromised, says RCM

By Training standards must be built upon, not compromised, says RCM on 09 February 2020 The Department of Health & Social Care has today (9 February 2020) announced plans to develop flexible training pathways for medical professionals.

Media releases

• • Midwives
  • RCM
  • RCM Member
  • Maternity Services
  • Education
  • RCM Education
  • Midwifery Workforce
  • Learning

Influencing

RCM welcomes latest report from Council of Deans of Health

By RCM welcomes latest report from Council of Deans of Health on 07 February 2020 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed the recommendations made by The Council of Deans of Health in The Academic Workforce in Health Faculties report. The report reflects the findings of a recent Freedom of Information (FOI) request ...

Media releases

• • NHS England
  • One to One Midwives
  • Independent Midwives
  • Learning

Influencing

Lessons to be learnt says RCM on One to One Midwives collapse investigation announcement

on 09 October 2019 An independent investigation into the collapse of the One to One Midwives company will be commissioned by NHS England and NHS Improvement North West Region. The investigation follows a call by the Royal College of Midwives for an investigation ...

Media releases

• • Safety
  • Learning
  • Multi Disciplinary Working

Influencing

‘Positive step’ says RCM on overhaul of NHS incident reporting system

on 01 July 2019 This week it is reported that an overhaul of the NHS incident reporting system will allow NHS staff, patients and families to report safety concerns instantly via their mobile phones. It will be unveiled next week at the Health Service Journal’s ...

Media releases

• • Learning
  • Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
  • NICE - The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
  • Staffing Levels

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RCM unites with professional bodies and healthcare unions to launch set of CPD principles for midwives

on 15 January 2019 Today (Tuesday 15th January) a working group which includes the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has launched a set of principles for continuing professional development (CPD).