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Perinatal mental health support impacted by shortage of midwives
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) today called on the Scottish Government to deliver consistent investment in maternity recruitment, development and wellbeing. The call came as its Director of Professional Midwifery, Dr Mary Ross-Davie, ...
Giving the gift of poetry to midwives and nurses
The wisdom of the bards is being used to support the wellbeing of newly qualified midwives and nurses in Scotland, who will be given a free poetry anthology when they graduate.
Crucial RCM members in Scotland respond to survey on pay
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is urging its members Scotland to have their say on pay by responding to the pay consultation which was launched last week. The pay consultation runs until midday Monday 10 May and over the past week all ...
What do early career midwives think of the preceptoship programme in Scotland?
From the first meeting, the group members knew that they wanted to focus their efforts on developing the support offered to newly qualified midwives across Scotland. The experiences of support and preceptorship of group members had been very ...
Country news: Scotland
Country news: Scotland, from RCM director, Mary Ross-Davie
Scotland announces student bursary increase
The first minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon has announced an increase in bursaries for student midwives and nurses.
New report highlights the state of Scotland’s maternity services
The RCM has released its State of maternity services report 2018 – Scotland, which reveals the growing pressures faced by midwives in the country.
Country news: Scotland
News and updates from RCM Scotland by director Mary Ross-Davie (Midwives Autumn 2018).
Tiny rise predicted for Scotland’s midwifery and nursing workforce
Midwife and nurse numbers are projected to rise by less than 0.01% over the next year, according to figures released by the Scottish Government.