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Supporting the midwifery community in times of personal crisis
RCM Chief Executive Gill Walton likes a challenge – and this year she’s undertaking two coast-to-coast bike rides on behalf of Cavell, the charity for midwives, MSWs and MCAs in need.Stop, look, listen
Understanding what works – and what doesn’t – is vital when we are trying to influence positive change in the workplace. And the best way to do that, says Northern Ireland National Officer Anne Wilson, is by going out and seeing it for yourself.
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
The RCM’s North of England team has spent the past few weekends at Pride marches across the region. Lynne Galvin, the RCM’s Regional Head for the North of England, explains why it’s been so important
Embracing advanced practice in midwifery
The RCM’s Director of Professional Midwifery, Fiona Gibb, says that, with the need for improved career pathways, the time for advanced practice in midwifery has come. Earlier this year, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) announced ...Partnership not punishment
In the light of two reports calling into question both the CQC and NMC, the RCM’s Executive Director Midwife, Birte Harlev-Lam, calls for a new beginning for regulation.What the change in Westminster Government means for members in Scotland
What, if anything, does the change in Westminster government mean to our members in Scotland? Does the fact that there is now a Labour government in Westminster and that the fifty-seven Scottish seats in Westminster have become a Labour majority ...Protection during pregnancy
As midwives, we do all we can to ensure that mother and baby are as healthy as possible during pregnancy and postnatally. One of the best parts of our armoury for doing that – and for setting baby up for life - is vaccination. RCM Professional Policy ...A swift announcement on pay must be a priority for the new Government
In his first speech as the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting said the NHS was 'broken' and that it will take a team effort to turn it around. There is no NHS without its staff and addressing the retention crisis has to ...Change begins now
In the last of his election blogs, RCM Public Affairs Advisor Stuart Bonar sets out how the College will be holding the new Government to account – and making sure there is positive change in maternity services.