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Clarity for maternity services will improve experience for women and keep staff safe during COVID-19
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed guidance from NHS England containing key actions for NHS trusts to enable pregnant women to have a partner, family or friends with them at all stages of their maternity care while ensuring everyone ...
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.
RCM urges members in Scotland to have their say on pay
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is urging its members in Scotland to have their say on pay as it launches its formal consultation on the offer of a 4% pay increase.
RCM welcomes more maternal mental health services for new and expectant mums
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed an announcement from NHS England of more maternal mental health services for new and expectant mothers. The investment is part of the NHS Long Term Plan and will see 26 newly dedicated hubs being ...
Maternity services at risk without improvements in support and reward for staff, according to new report
Exhausted and demoralised staff may spark an exodus from the NHS unless the Government does more on support and reward. These are the stark findings of a new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), supported by the Royal College ...
Royal Colleges welcome ‘significant’ maternity funding boost
Two leading Royal Colleges have welcomed a significant injection of funding for maternity services. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) have called the new money from NHS England ...
RCM says urgent action needed to stamp out racism in NHS
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) says urgent action is needed to stamp out racism in the NHS in a motion to the TUC Black Workers conference starting today. It calls for an open and inclusive NHS in which everyone feels that they belong and says ...
Welsh midwife receives national honour
A Welsh midwife has received a prestigious Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Fellowship for her inspiring midwifery work. Grace Thomas is a Reader in Midwifery at Cardiff University and she received her award at the RCM’s virtual Education Conference ...
Buckinghamshire midwife awarded national honour
A Bucks midwife has received a prestigious Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Fellowship for her inspiring midwifery work. Sally Pezaro is a Lecturer and Associate Researcher at Coventry University and received the award at the RCM’s virtual ...