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Maternity and neonatal safety support for Cymru

By RCM Director Wales Julie Richards on 14 July 2023 Following the release of the long-awaited Maternity and Neonatal Safety Support programme Cymru discovery phase report this week Maternity and Neonatal Safety Support Programme Cymru discovery phase report, RCM Director for Wales Julie ...

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Celebrating midwifery: time to reset?

By Fiona Gibb, Director Professional Midwifery, RCM on 09 May 2023 Fiona Gibb, Royal College of Midwives’ (RCM) Director Professional Midwifery, shares ways that midwives can reclaim and promote our professional identity, with emphasis on education, research, leadership and growing a supportive, collaborative ...

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IDM: what it means to be a midwife

By Gill Walton, General Secretary, RCM on 05 May 2023 As we come together to celebrate International Day of the Midwife, RCM Chief Executive Gill Walton CBE reflects on what it means to be a midwife – and why it matters.

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Proud to be inclusive

By Kate Jones Equalities and Research Officer on 06 July 2022 On Saturday 2 July the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) walked in London’s biggest ever Pride march and the first one out of lockdown. RCM’s Equalities and Research Officer Kate Jones shares the importance of celebrating LGBT+ members and service ...

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• • NHS
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers
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  • Midwife Shortage
  • Midwifery

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Drop in midwife numbers accelerates

By Stuart Bonar, Public Affairs Advisor on 01 July 2022 This week saw the publication of alarming new NHS workforce figures for England showing the drop in midwife numbers is not only continuing but accelerating, with the North of England worst affected. The latest numbers, for April this year, ...

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• • Midwives
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  • NHS Staff
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How birthplace and outcomes are evolving in England & Wales

By Lia Brigante on 19 January 2022 The office for National Statistics has released data on birth characteristics in England and Wales last week. The data, which reveals birthing trends and characteristics in 2020,show a promising trend in terms of place of birth and neonatal ...

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• • Midwives
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers
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  • Government
  • Covid-19
  • Midwifery Continuity of Carer - MCOC

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Shout to the top

By Sean O'Sullivan Head of Health and Social Policy on 18 January 2022 The issue that we receive more feedback from members than anything else, has been the huge challenge of trying to implement continuity of carer during the stress and demands of COVID-19. Midwives are increasingly distressed that all their ...

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• • Midwives
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers
  • NHS Staff
  • Politics
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Better workforce planning key to getting NHS back on track

By Sean O'Sullivan, Head of Health and Social Policy on 12 January 2022 As the media carries more stories of cancelled operations and delays to treatment, politicians and commentators are demanding that something is done. While delays in maternity may be a possibility, finding a coherent national plan for tackling ...

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• • Midwives
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers
  • NHS Staff
  • Politics
  • Government
  • Covid-19

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A tried and trusted voice

By Lesley Wood, Head of Health, Safety and Wellbeing on 12 January 2022 As we settle into another year, we carry with us the weight of the ongoing pandemic and added concerns and anxieties regarding the Government’s decision to introduce mandatory vaccines in England for frontline staff. This is something the ...

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• • Maternity Services
  • RCM
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  • TUC
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Male violence against women is endemic

By Nikki Pound, Women’s Officer, Trades Union Congress on 30 November 2021 For too long violence against women and girls has been viewed as a private and individual matter.