Value for money
In her Budget statement yesterday, the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, announced that the Scottish Government will receive the largest real time funding settlement in the history of devolution. The most important part of that announcement for midwives and maternity care assistants in Scotland is that this increase is aimed at ensuring that Scotland can ‘deliver the […]
A weighty Budget speech – but is the focus ambitious enough
It has been four months since the election. It has been a long wait for Labour’s first Budget since 2010. But when she finally stood up to deliver it, Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered a weighty Budget speech. She plans to put up taxes by £40 billion to fund substantial extra investment […]
Explaining Scotland’s workforce policies and what they mean for you
Ensuring our members have optimum, fair and current terms and conditions are key aspects of our work and core to the day-to-day role of our team in Scotland. But what are the “Once for Scotland” Workforce Policies and what do they mean for you? Knowing what policies exist and how they are set out enables […]
New Government picks up speed
RCM Public Affairs Adviser Stuart Bonar takes us through the hefty Employment Rights Bill’s first parliamentary test and says, after a slow start, the new Government seems to have its foot on the gas. Fairly or not, the new UK Government took a lot of flak over the summer from political and media commentators saying […]
Seeing red.
You might not think that football and midwifery have much in common. Yes, we all work in teams and we all wear uniforms, but that’s about where the similarity ends. So why is the RCM joining forces with an organisation set up to root out racism in football? It’s true that, when Show Racism the […]
MIDIRS celebrates Black History Month
For Black History Month, MIDIRS is taking a look back at authors published in our Midwifery Digest to shine a spotlight on black authors with a plethora of specialisms, interests and passions. Below, we have listed just a few of our favourites with their abstracts and a download link. We hope you join us in […]
Using guidelines and evidence to support women to make fully informed choices
Using guidelines and evidence to support women to make fully informed choices The RCM’s Quality and Standards Advisor Rachel Drain discusses changes to NICE guidance and how using evidence to support women to make fully informed choices that are right for them is integral to the role of a midwife. Supporting women to make informed […]
MSW Journal Club: Social media in pregnancy
Our next journal club Live will be held on 20 September 2024, 11:00 – 12:00 on the topic of Social media in pregnancy. A very common theme currently under scrutiny within perinatal care is informed choice of birthing people and ensuring that this is safeguarded. For those of us who work in an intrapartum setting, the birth […]
Counting the cost
Heather Bower, the RCM’s Head of Midwifery Education, goes behind the headlines of the College’s State of UK Midwifery Student Finance Report and warns of potential, but avoidable, challenges for the future midwifery workforce There has been so much talk of a cost of living crisis over the past few years that it’s almost lost […]
Darzi’s dark cloud
RCM Public Affairs Adviser Stuart Bonar gives early analysis of Lord Darzi’s independent investigation of the NHS in England – and all our hopes for a future silver lining. Today’s report from Lord Darzi following his Independent Investigation of the National Health Service in England makes for grim and sobering reading. The NHS surgeon and […]