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RCM welcomes call from Duchess for more support for new parents
The Royal College (RCM) has welcomed the Duchess of Cambridge's call for more support for new parents. The college says the results of The Royal Foundations early years survey which will add to the growing body of evidence that tackling ...Advice for health professionals providing pregnancy screening tests published
Leading Colleges have released advice for healthcare professionals to ensure they provide screening results to pregnant women and their partners in an unbiased and non-directive way, making families aware of their options and giving them ...Safety must be the driving force behind every decision say maternity Royal Colleges
Putting themselves front and centre in the efforts to make the UK the safest and best place to give birth, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) are proposing a bold and ambitious ...RCM calls for ‘a decent pay deal’ amid staffing shortages, fears for safety low morale and burnout
Eight out of 10 (83%) Royal College of Midwives (RCM) members say they do not feel their maternity service has the right number of staff to operate safely, with a further 71% of members considering leaving the profession for good. These latest ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
RCM calls on Welsh Government for an urgent and significant pay rise for its members
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) together with eight other trade unions in Wales have collectively called on the Welsh Government to give NHS staff an urgent, significant and well-earned pay rise. In an open letter delivered in person ...