By Half of maternity units understaffed says new survey on 03 March 2020
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling for more investment in midwives and maternity services as a new RCM survey of senior midwives shows half of maternity units are understaffed.
Gill Walton, Chief Executive of the RCM, said:
“Despite ...
By Not good enough says RCM on midwife numbers in Health Foundation report on 28 November 2019
Today the Health Foundation has published a report on the NHS Workforce. The reports shows how different NHS staff groups have grown in the past year. Midwives have grown in number by the smallest of any group.
on 10 May 2019
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has published statistics showing that the number of midwives registered to work in the UK continues to increase. They also publish the results of a survey showing that many midwives and nurses leave their ...
on 03 May 2019
Legislation to enshrine safe staffing levels across health and social care services has been passed unanimously by the Scottish Parliament yesterday.
on 21 March 2019
Heads of midwifery (HoMs) across the UK responding to a Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Survey published today say they do not have enough staff to meet demands on their maternity services.
on 15 January 2019
Today (Tuesday 15th January) a working group which includes the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has launched a set of principles for continuing professional development (CPD).
By RCM on 14 June 2018
Today (7pm Thursday, 14th June) research published by City, University of London in collaboration with UCL (University College London) and the NCT analysed over five million births over a 10 year period in England.
