on 09 July 2019
Today (9th July) MP’s voted on NC10 which would uphold the human rights of women in Northern Ireland to access safe abortion services there.
on 02 July 2019
The Child Poverty Action Group along with the Church of England, Women’s Aid, Turn2Us and the Refugee Council has published a report ‘All Kids Count’. It reports on the impact of the two-child limit. It draws on the experiences of families affected ...
on 02 July 2019
Today statistics on smoking have been published by NHS Digital. On smoking in pregnancy the statistics show that just under 11% of pregnant women were known to be smokers at the time of delivery in 2018-19. This is similar to the level recorded ...
on 01 July 2019
This week it is reported that an overhaul of the NHS incident reporting system will allow NHS staff, patients and families to report safety concerns instantly via their mobile phones. It will be unveiled next week at the Health Service Journal’s ...
on 24 June 2019
Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives, Gill Walton, made a three-day visit to Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly last week, finding out about the progress the Royal Cornwall Hospital's midwifery team has been ...
on 24 June 2019
The RCM is supporting calls from the Institute of Health Visiting (IHV) on the Government to act to reverse cuts to the health visiting workforce in England. The IHV position statement published today, comes in the wake of news this week of a threatened ...
on 19 June 2019
A midwife from Birmingham has received a national award from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) for her contribution to midwifery. Sara Kenyon, Professor of Evidence Based Maternity Care at the University of Birmingham has received a prestigious ...
on 19 June 2019
The Nursing and Midwifery Council along with eight other health and care regulators has published a joint statement to stress the benefits and importance of good reflection among professionals.
on 19 June 2019
Today the Welsh Government has announced that it will maintain bursaries for those electing to study an eligible health related programme, including midwifery. This arrangement is intended to be in place for those electing to study an eligible ...
on 14 June 2019
A midwife from West Kingsdown has received a national award from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) for her contribution to midwifery. Dianne Garland a midwife who now runs her own midwifery consultancy company has received a prestigious ...