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We must have a strategy to fix Northern Ireland’s growing maternity crisis, says RCM
The need for a maternity strategy in Northern Ireland has gone beyond urgent and is now critical says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The RCM’s warning comes as it publishes a report on Northern Ireland’s maternity services which is being ...
We must act and work together to make maternity care safe says RCM
We owe it to all women and families to make sure they get safe and high-quality maternity care, and we must act together and quickly to make this a reality. That’s the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) commenting on the Government’s ...
Safe maternity services will be maintained say RCM on eve of strike
‘Safe maternity services will be maintained, and midwives who take part in the strike action will not be in breach of their code of practice.’ That’s the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) on the eve of widespread industrial action ...
RCM comments on Panorama’s ‘Midwives under Pressure’ programme
“The testimonies of the midwives, the women, and their families are heartbreaking and must be the catalyst for change. We have heard too many stories and read too many reports all raising the same red flags around staff shortages, lack of training ...
RCM comments on Panorama’s ‘Midwives under Pressure’ programme
Following the broadcast of Panorama - Midwives under Pressure by the BBC, Gill Walton, Chief Executive of The Royal College of Midwives (RCM), said: “The testimonies of the midwives, the women, and their families are heartbreaking and ...
RCM to ask members how many extra hours they have worked
Are you working additional hours without being paid for them? If so, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) wants to know. Last year RCM members told us that they had worked 100,000 extra unpaid hours in just one week to help keep NHS maternity ...
Welsh midwives work hundreds of unpaid extra hours to keep services safe
Midwives in Wales are working hundreds of extra unpaid hours to keep maternity services running safely. Results of a poll published by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have revealed more than eight out of 10 (83%) midwives have worked extra ...RCM calls for action on staffing shortages and protecting pregnant migrant women in TUC Women’s Conference motions
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) says the Government must fix England’s maternity staffing shortages which are hitting the safety of care, choice for women, and staff wellbeing. The call comes in an RCM motion to the TUC Women’s Conference ...
Safety, choice, and staff wellbeing must be focus of service reconfigurations, says RCM
Updated guidance on what to consider when reconfiguring maternity services has been published today by the Royal College of Midwives.