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Only move maternity staff as last resort, Royal Colleges urge hospital CEOs
Two leading Royal Colleges are urging hospitals not to redeploy staff away from maternity services except as a last resort to ensure care for women and their babies remains safe. The call comes in a joint letter from the Royal College of Midwives ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/2703/maternal-emotional-wellbeing-and-infant-development.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=467&height=720&rnd=131886845040000000)
Pregnant women need more mental health support says RCM
More investment and training are needed to enable midwives and maternity support workers (MSW) to offer better mental health support for women throughout pregnancy and postnatally, says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) publishing updated ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/4825/letter-1.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=467&height=720&rnd=133543779140000000)
Government must “reconsider urgently” 1% NHS pay proposal after Scotland offer, RCM and health unions tell PM
NHS staff in the rest of the UK will be “bewildered” as they contrast the pay offer in Scotland with plans for the rest of the UK, the 14 NHS unions have told the Prime Minister. The RCM together with representatives of 1.3 million NHS workers ...Male violence against women is endemic
For too long violence against women and girls has been viewed as a private and individual matter.![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/5132/pay-campaign.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779300000000)
Decent pay rise vital to ensure the NHS is fighting fit post-pandemic, say unions
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) together with other health unions have written to new health secretary Sajid Javid stressing the crucial importance of pay in ensuring the NHS is ‘fighting fit’ to deal with its many post-pandemic challenges. ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/5416/solutionseries-2-_-cover-art.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779390000000)
Effective and inclusive leadership a key factor in improving safety, says RCM
Effective and inclusive leadership is a key factor in improving safety in maternity services. That’s the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it launches the second instalment in its new Solution Series. The interim Ockenden ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/2823/lock-pay-istock.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131915177540000000)
RCM welcomes immediate implementation of Scottish NHS pay award
The Scottish Government has announced that they will immediately pay the 4% pay award offered to NHS staff, with the increase backdated to December 2020. The news follows Royal College of Midwives (RCM) members in Scotland voting to accept ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/4841/ipp-report-cover-cropped.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779150000000)
Maternity services at risk without improvements in support and reward for staff, according to new report
Exhausted and demoralised staff may spark an exodus from the NHS unless the Government does more on support and reward. These are the stark findings of a new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), supported by the Royal College ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/1971/web_maternity_sign_shutterstock_772762654.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131884116450000000)
Royal Colleges welcome ‘significant’ maternity funding boost
Two leading Royal Colleges have welcomed a significant injection of funding for maternity services. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) have called the new money from NHS England ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/3929/whittington_hospital_043.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543778760000000)