By Ros Bragg, Director of Maternity Action on 13 April 2021
In 2016, the Government commissioned research by the Equality & Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and found disturbing high levels of pregnancy and maternity discrimination in British workplaces: 78 per cent of pregnant women and new mothers ...
By Sean O'Sullivan, RCM Head of Health & Social Policy on 31 March 2021
Last week’s announcement of an extra £96m recurrent funding for maternity care in England provides a timely and long overdue investment in safe and high quality maternity services. Most of the new monies will be allocated to boost midwife and ...
By Jo Tanner, RCM Director of Communications and engagement on 31 March 2021
Race still matters, regardless of what the Government’s latest report says
By Clare Livingstone, Professional Policy Advisor on 26 March 2021
The role of the midwife in helping to determine the future could not be clearer. The life chances of a child hinge on the first 1001 days from conception, so the evidence shows. The Leadsom Review outlines ambitions to give every baby the best start ...
By Hermione Jackson, Digital Midwife Project Advisor on 16 March 2021
The use of digital technology in the NHS has long lagged behind what is possible, and there are new technologies becoming available all the time. Maternity services are often left behind during digital transformation within hospitals and ...
By Alice Sorby, Employment Relations Advisor on 09 March 2021
NHS pay was thrust into the spotlight in the most unwelcome way late last week as the Government published its evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body (PRB) - over six weeks late and several percentage points light. Any goodwill midwives and MSWs may ...
By Joy Kemp, Professional Advisor Global on 08 March 2021
Midwives’ voices are often absent from international, national or local policy dialogue. In Bangladesh, where midwifery is a new profession and all midwives are young women and therefore doubly disadvantaged because of their age and gender, ...
By Sean O'Sullivan, RCM Head of Health and Social Policy on 03 March 2021
Budgets are about choices and priorities. Rishi Sunak could have chosen today’s Budget to outline an ambitious and far-reaching plan to stimulate economic recovery, reward key workers and rebuild our public services. Surely now was the time ...
By Professor Jamie Waterall, Deputy Chief Nurse on 26 February 2021
Like many of you, I have found the past year to be one of my most challenging. Responding to relentless work pressures while balancing caring responsibilities of a young family and ageing parents, one of whom was diagnosed with cancer following ...