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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 ...
Marmot review reveals life expectancy in England has stalled
Published by the Institute for Health Equity and commissioned by the Health Foundation, the ‘Marmot Review: 10 years on’ says life expectancy in England has failed to increase for a decade. It reveals overall health inequalities have widened, ...
NHSBSA calls for midwives for digital pilot programme
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is looking for midwives and healthcare professionals to take part in their pilot programme for digital maternity exemption certificates. The digital scheme is a quicker and cheaper alternative ...
NHS fax machines to be phased out
The government is banning the NHS from buying fax machines and has ordered a complete phase-out by April 2020.
Proportion of induced labours rise
New maternity figures show that there has been a rise in the proportion of induced labours in NHS hospitals.Safety expert says ‘linear’ approach is not working
Leading safety expert Dr Suzette Woodward delivered a compelling message to delegates from the RCM conference stage in Manchester, telling them ‘we need to take the blame out of failure.’
RCM CEO challenges Labour on Brexit and NHS spending
RCM chief executive Gill Walton has called for a second public vote on Brexit at the Labour Party Conference.
New standard for digital maternity records
A new information standard has been published to support the introduction of digital maternity records in England.
New ‘State of maternity services’ report released
The RCM has published its latest annual report on the state of maternity services in England.