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RCM and RCOG urge NHS England to publish guidance on partners during pregnancy
Today two leading Royal Colleges have called the delay by NHS England in publishing guidance on partners attending births, scans and other ante- and postnatal appointments as ‘unacceptable’. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the Royal ...
Investment needed in midwifery education says RCM Scotland
Commenting on new figures on midwife numbers in Scotland, Dr Mary Ross-Davie, Director for Scotland at the Royal College of Midwives, said: “The rise in the number of midwives is good news. Now we need more investment in the universities and ...
RCM calls on Government for new money to fund early pay rise for midwives and maternity support workers
Give us an early pay deal – and don’t defund other services to pay for it. That’s the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it moves to step up its pay campaign today.Women should get birth pain relief that is right for them says RCM on new research
Women should get the pain relief that is right for them says the Royal College of Midwives responding to new research on pain relief in childbirth.Give midwives and other NHS staff pay deal they deserve says the RCM
The Royal College of Midwives is calling on the Government to bring forward pay talks and to give midwives and other NHS staff a substantial pay increase. The call follows today’s announcement of public sector pay rises that do not include midwives, ...Positive move says RCM on HEE maternity support worker funding announcement
“A timely reflection on the value of maternity support workers (MSWs)”. That is the Royal College of Midwives’ (RCM) reaction to the launch of Health Education England’s £1 million fund for MSW education and training, something the RCM has ...No time to relax our guard on COVID-19 says RCM
We have got to keep up strict anti-infection measures to tackle COVID-19 says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The call follows reports of a COVID-19 infection outbreak at Hillingdon hospital.Positive to see more midwives on the register, but need to future proof workforce says RCM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is encouraged by the increase in registered midwife numbers, but has cautioned that the UK must work harder to recruit and retain midwives to future-proof NHS maternity services. This comes as the Nursing ...
Turn the applause for NHS staff into an early wage rise say RCM and health unions
The government should build on the huge public support shown for the NHS during the pandemic by giving health workers across the UK an early pay rise, say the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and other health unions today (Friday).