on 30 October 2020
The RCM has called for an end to the discrimination and racism that blights the lives of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) NHS staff and women using maternity services ,responding to the Turning the Tide report, published with the support ...
By Hollie Ewers on 10 December 2018
The majority of maternity providers in England are making a good start at using digital technology, the Maternity digital maturity assessment report by NHS Digital reveals.
By Julie Griffiths on 12 November 2018
Mothers and babies are at risk because of a critical lack of frontline staff training, according to a report published by maternity charity Baby Lifeline.
By Julie Griffiths on 06 November 2018
The number of midwives registered to work in the UK continues to rise with a modest year on year increase in the last five years, NMC figures show.
By Julie Griffiths on 08 October 2018
The RCM has called for the NHS to do more to address staff experiencing domestic abuse in its new report Safe places? Workplace support for those experiencing domestic abuse.
By Hollie Ewers on 08 August 2018
Findings from an independent evaluation suggest that revalidation is continuing to have a positive impact on the attitudes and behaviours of midwives and nurses.
By Julie Griffiths on 31 July 2018
A new report by Unicef and the WHO estimates that three in five newborns are not breastfed within the first hour of being born.
By Julie Griffiths on 18 May 2018
NICE has published a new impact report on maternity care that explores how its evidence-based guidance contributes to improvements.