27 January 2021
Every month the RCM will be delivering a new podcast episode and webinar, each focusing on the work the College is doing with and on behalf of its members, covering both its trade union activity and its role as a professional association. Some ...
29 January 2021
On Monday (25 January), third year student midwives Jo Williams and Fiona Howard joined two student nurses and a number of British MPs, including Minister of Health and Social Care Helen Whatley, to share the current experience for healthcare ...
18 March 2021
Midwifery research has an impact right on the front line and is the bedrock for safer and better care says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), ahead of its second annual research conference on 23 March.
01 March 2021
Supporting members through the pandemic has been the focus of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) over the past year. These efforts are continuing with the start of virtual training for RCM representatives which kicked off with a stewards’ ...
24 February 2021
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is appealing for patience from NHS staff waiting for their second COVID-19 vaccination. The call follows reports of some NHS staff trying to get a second vaccination ahead of their planned dates.
19 February 2021
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) along with other health organisations and unions has written to the Prime Minister calling for better protection and PPE for midwives, maternity support workers (MSW), and other NHS staff as they battle ...
18 February 2021
Take the call. Get the jab. That’s the message for maternity staff in a new, short video from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The video particularly urges midwives and maternity support workers from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) ...
05 February 2021
Men have a crucial role to play in ending female genital mutilation (FGM) say campaigners launching the latest in a series of short animations amplifying the voices of men about FGM. The animations come during the week leading up to International ...
10 February 2021
The first virtual stewards course began this week with 16 attendees from across the UK. The RCM has rewritten the Workplace Reps courses in 2020 to adapt them into the virtual world the team behind the courses were understandably anxious as 9am ...
15 February 2021
Campaign groups have expressed concern at growing reports suggesting that marginalised groups are experiencing difficulty in accessing the COVID-19 vaccine. There are fears that being asked to present ID, immigration status or proof of ...