on 05 September 2019
The Royal College of Midwives, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Obstetric Anaesthetists’ Association are supporting the national Fight Fatigue campaign, a joint initiative of the Association of Anaesthetists, ...
on 03 September 2019
The Royal College of Midwives, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Obstetric Anaesthetists’ Association are supporting the national Fight Fatigue campaign, a joint initiative of the Association of Anaesthetists, ...
on 03 June 2019
Today, the Interim NHS People Plan has been published.
Commenting on the plan, Gill Walton, Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), said: “We welcome the interim plan as a good basis on which to move ...
on 28 May 2019
NICE has issued draft guidance on workplace health that focusses on long-term sickness absence and capability to work. This is a partial update to the 2009 guideline on workplace health (PH19). The new recommendations emphasise that health ...
on 15 April 2019
Shifting the culture of bullying and harassment and ensuring dignity at work for NHS staff in Scotland are the subjects of The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) motions at the STUC which gets underway in Dundee, Scotland today.
on 20 February 2019
The Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced a package of measures to better support the mental health of NHS workers. Put together by Health Education England (HEE), it includes an offer of rest spaces for on-call staff, a 24/7 support and ...
By RCM on 14 March 2018
Excessive workloads and lack of resources are leading to burn-out and high stress levels in midwives and other maternity staff according to a new survey from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The survey is part of the RCM’s Caring for You campaign ...