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England birth rate rise: 10,000 reasons why investment in maternity services is urgently needed says RCM
As new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show a significant rise in births in England, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has renewed its call for greater investment in maternity services and staff.
RCM launches consultation with members to gauge appetite for industrial action over pay
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today launched a formal consultation of its members in England and Wales to gauge their appetite for industrial action following the below inflation pay award. The College says it wants to know what ...
Midwives welcome drop in smoking rate among pregnant women
‘Reducing smoking in pregnancy is a key driver in reducing stillbirth rates’ says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it welcomes new figures from NHS England that show a reduction in smoking among pregnant women. The latest figures show ...
Government must act now and invest in England’s NHS maternity services and staff says the RCM as ‘crisis’ looms
The Government must act now to stop England’s maternity services spiralling into an ever-worsening crisis says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). This comes as the Health and Social Care Select Committee’s Expert Panel - to which the RCM ...
More dismay for RCM members in Wales as pay award announced
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Wales has said its members will be ‘disappointed and angered’ by today’s pay announcement from the Welsh Government. Midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) in Wales have been awarded just £1,400 ...
Funding and staffing must underpin Government’s women’s health strategy says RCM
We must see more investment in NHS maternity services and their staff to support improvements to women’s health and to put their care and needs front and centre says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). This comes as the Government’s first women’s ...