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State of NHS buildings holding back improvements in maternity care
Leading health organisations including the Royal College of Midwives have called for upgrades to England’s NHS maternity service buildings to improve care for women and conditions for staff in a letter to Health Minister Nadine Dorries today.
Show support for NHS pay rise with posters in windows, say health unions
People across the country are being asked to put colourful posters in their windows in support of a proper NHS pay rise, in a campaign launched today (Friday) by health unions representing more than a million health workers. Fourteen unions ...
National guidance key to reducing baby deaths in twin pregnancy, says RCM
Babies’ lives could be saved by following existing guidance, according to the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), responding to a new MBRRACE-UK report on stillbirths and neonatal deaths in twin pregnancies published yesterday.
Give midwives the autonomy and the flexibility they need to support vulnerable women, says RCM
A leading Royal College has called for greater support to be given to vulnerable women during pregnancy. The Royal College of Midwives has warned that, without appropriate support, women with severe and multiple disadvantage are at greater ...
‘Deliver a decent deal’ say midwives as they step up their campaign for better pay
Deliver a decent pay deal for midwives – as part of proper funding for the NHS. That is the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) today as it steps up its campaign to secure an early and significant pay rise for its members. The RCM says ...
RCM responds to HSIB maternity report
Responding to the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch report, ‘Delays to intrapartum intervention once fetal compromise is suspected’, Gill Walton, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), said: “This echoes what ...
Northern Ireland Government ignoring maternity safety concerns says RCM
Midwife numbers in Northern Ireland are not growing despite the huge pressure on maternity services, compromising safety says the Royal College of Midwives responding to new figures.
RCM calls for more investment in digital maternity services
Maternity services are at the back of the queue when it comes to funding for digital transformation says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), responding to a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report. The RCM also calls on NHSX to publish its digital ...
Government must grant NHS staff a wage rise by Christmas, say health unions
Health unions representing more than 1.3m workers across the UK have written to the Prime Minister calling for a pay rise for all NHS staff before Christmas. The letter to Boris Johnson from all 14 health unions warns the second virus wave ...