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RCM welcomes Government investment in perinatal mental health support for women
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today welcomed the news that the new NHS GP contract will include additional funding for perinatal mental health checks at six to eight weeks.![Midwives give cautious welcome to Scottish budget](/media/1969/p55_scotland.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131884116440000000)
Midwives give cautious welcome to Scottish budget
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has cautiously welcomed the announcement of an additional £6 million for the ongoing implementation of the far reaching Best Start recommendations for maternity and neonatal services in the Scottish Government’s ...![Royal visit for Rotherham maternity Unit](/media/3737/rotherham_royal_visit_1.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543778670000000)
Royal visit for Rotherham maternity Unit
Rotherham’s maternity unit was treated to a visit by the Patron of The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) yesterday. Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal. Accompanying Her Royal Highness on the visit were the RCM Chief Executive Gill Walton and ...![RCM urges Government to focus action on tackling medicalisation of FGM](/media/3736/fgm-2020.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543778670000000)
RCM urges Government to focus action on tackling medicalisation of FGM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) on International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is urging the Government to focus action on tackling the medicalisation of FGM. The RCM believes that collaborating with professional ...![](/media/3732/karen-murray-rcm-director-for-northern-ireland.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543778670000000)
RCM urges Northern Ireland members to vote yes on positive pay offer
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today begun consulting with its members on a new pay deal. The RCM is urging its members in Northern Ireland to accept the deal brokered by the RCM with the new Stormont government. It finally gives HSC midwives ...Midwives respond to CQC annual maternity services survey
The majority of women who gave birth in February last year had confidence and trust in staff and felt they were always listened to by midwives and received appropriate advice at the start of labour, that’s according to a national maternity survey ...RCM advises pregnant women against use of personal dopplers
The RCM has today restated that it does not recommended use of personal home dopplers while pregnant over safety concerns. The advice comes as the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have published updated guidance ...‘Improving safety and outcomes for women and babies is the highest priority says RCM’
Improving safety and the outcomes for women and babies is the highest priority for all those involved in maternity services. That’s the message Gill Walton, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), will give to the Baby Lifeline ...RCM welcomes UK’s first midwifery apprentices
The Royal College of Midwives has welcomed the UK’s first midwifery degree apprentices who start their training today at Greenwich University. Gill Walton, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Midwives, said: “This really is a landmark ...![](/media/3688/rcm-fair-pay-overdue-northern-ireland-logo.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=132212235860000000)