on 14 July 2021
Recognising that people make errors and designing systems to reduce the chances of this happening will improve maternity safety, says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) publishing the third instalment in its Solution Series.
on 12 July 2021
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling for caution, flexibility and understanding from employers and the public once most pandemic related restrictions are removed.
on 08 July 2021
A review of maternity services has been published by Jersey’s Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel. Commenting on the review, Vicky Richards, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) National Officer, said: “Midwives and their colleagues ...
on 08 July 2021
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and Royal College of Midwives (RCM) are urging healthcare professionals to follow their evidence-based COVID-10 in pregnancy guidance after a new report found pregnant and postnatal ...
on 06 July 2021
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have welcomed the findings of a landmark report released today by MPs into maternity safety. In particular the call for urgent action to address ...
on 04 July 2021
Today (4 July), maternity safety minister Nadine Dorries is announcing £2.45 million funding which will benefit NHS maternity staff and improve the safety of the women and babies they care for.
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) ...
on 22 June 2021
The Royal College of Midwives has restated its commitment to race equality and equity on the first anniversary of the launch of its Race Matters initiative.
Race Matters is centred around five key pledges:
on 26 May 2021
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed a report by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) on births and infant mortality in England and Wales* that focuses on ethnicity.
The stillbirth rate and infant mortality rate for each of ...
on 24 May 2021
'Learning lessons from both failed and successful maternity services is crucial to ensure mistakes are not repeated and good practice is shared'. That is the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it launches the first installment ...
‘Efforts need to be redoubled to tackle smoking rates among pregnant women as a matter of urgency.’ That is the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Wales as it responds to new maternity and pregnancy statistics published by the ...