01 April 2021
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has called for more investment in reproductive and sexual health services in Northern Ireland on the back of a new report published today. The report comes one year after abortion regulations came into effect ...
29 March 2021
A Good Samaritan has stepped in and donated Easter eggs to midwives, maternity support workers and their colleagues in Cardiff. The gesture came after Easter eggs destined for maternity staff at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board were ...
24 March 2021
The use of electronic record keeping in maternity must be supported with the right training for staff say the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), publishing new guidance today.
22 March 2021
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed an announcement by the Welsh Government that midwives, maternity support workers and NHS and social care staff are to receive a bonus payment in recognition of their work during the coronavirus ...
02 March 2021
Patron of The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Her Royal Highness (HRH) The Princess Royal has told a group of final year midwifery students from Northern Ireland that they have ‘demonstrated courage in choosing to continue with their midwifery ...
08 March 2021
This week the RCM is calling on its members, their families and the public to join a slow hand clap protest against the Government’s proposal of a 1% pay rise to the PRB for all NHS staff.
At 8pm on Thursday alongside the 13 other unions that represent ...
23 March 2021
Today the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) led a delegation, including a midwife and a maternity support worker, to give evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body (PRB) about how 10 years of pay restraint has impacted them and their maternity colleagues ...
23 March 2021
The Royal College of Midwives’ flagship programme to tackle racism in maternity services is entering its next phase. Nine months on from the launch of Race Matters, the College is looking to deepen its understanding of the experiences of Black, ...
06 April 2021
Swansea University’s Midwifery Society and the RCM Hywel Dda branch have won the RCM’s 2020 International Day of the Midwife (IDM) competition, winning £1000 to put on educational events. Student midwife Mollie Olivia Cook is the Society ...
30 April 2021
This important new literature search pack from MIDIRS includes records on all aspects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the first cases of which were reported in December 2019 and is now available free of charge to all RCM members.