Media releases

Media releases

• • Maternity Services
  • Department of Health
  • Midwifery Continuity of Carer - MCOC
  • Safe high quality care

Influencing

RCM responds to new maternity package announcement by Department of Health

on 02 January 2019 Today (Sunday 30th December) Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock has announced a new NHS maternity package for England.

Media releases

• • Midwifery Continuity of Carer - MCOC
  • Safe high quality care

Promoting

Advance to continuity of carer - RCM launches continuity of carer board game

on 05 October 2018 A board game to support midwives and maternity services to move towards more continuity of care and carer is being launched today at the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Annual Conference. Continuity of care and carer is a key element of the Better ...

Media releases

• • Midwives
  • Student midwives
  • Safe high quality care
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers
  • IDM - International Day of the Midwife

Supporting

Midwives set to celebrate International Day of the Midwife in style

By RCM on 13 April 2018 Midwives set to celebrate International Day of the Midwife in style

Media releases

• • Safe high quality care
  • RCM
  • NHS England
  • RCM Member
  • Maternity Safety Champions
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers

Supporting

Midwives welcome new guide launched to support maternity safety champions

By RCM on 15 February 2018 Today (Thursday 15th February) NHS Improvements has launched new guidance to support maternity safety champions.

Media releases

• • Women
  • Safe high quality care
  • CQC - Care Quality Commission

Influencing

RCM responds to CQC’s national maternity survey results

By RCM on 30 January 2018 The CQC’s national maternity survey 2017 published today (Tuesday 30th January) has highlighted improvements in areas such as choice of where to give birth, quality of information and access to help and support after giving birth.