on 23 October 2018
Today (12.30pm) the Government has announced that it will consult on the mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid in a bid to tackle foetal abnormalities.
on 22 October 2018
Media reports today suggest that the Government may consider adopting regional pay, with public sector workers in different regions possibly being differently than their colleagues in other regions.
on 18 October 2018
Today the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have relaunched an i-learn module on continuity of carer. The relaunched module now includes a new animation which helps to explain some approaches to on calls in a continuity team.
on 15 October 2018
Media reports today say that the Government has said it will introduce the mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid to help prevent neural tube defects such as spina bifida.
on 13 October 2018
Members of NCT have today (Saturday 13th October) voted at their AGM to amend the charity’s articles enabling the transfer of ownership of the Midwives Information and Resource Service (MIDIRS) to the Royal College of Midwives (RCM).
on 11 October 2018
Today, research published in The Lancet shows that globally, the number of babies born through caesarean section almost doubled between 2000 and 2015 – from 12% to 21% of all births.
on 10 October 2018
Today the Care Quality Commission has published its State of Care report. On maternity the report says that nearly half all maternity and gynaecology services, and over a third of maternity services inspected under their new methodology ...
on 09 October 2018
Today the First Minister of Scotland has announced an increase in bursaries for student midwives and nurses, something the RCM in Scotland has been lobbying for. In England, student midwives and nurses do not get a bursary and have to pay their ...
