‘Let’s work together to build maternity services so they are the envy of the world’ RCM tells political parties
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has called on all political parties to invest in maternity services to ensure that every woman and family that walks through the doors of any maternity service, anywhere in the country, is confident they are receiving the best possible care. The College has set out its three asks of […]
We must have a strategy to fix Northern Ireland’s growing maternity crisis, says RCM
on 30 May 2023 RCM Maternity Services Midwifery Midwives Northern Ireland Director For Northern Ireland Midwife Shortage Older Mothers Diabetes Safe high quality care Safety Staffing Levels State of Maternity Services Report Student midwives Women Women’s Choice Maternity Safety maternity care assistant The need for a maternity strategy in Northern Ireland has gone beyond urgent and is now critical says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The RCM’s warning comes as it publishes […]
Midwives in Northern Ireland work thousands of unpaid hours to keep services running safely
Findings published by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have revealed that during just one week in April midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) in Northern Ireland worked 4,300 unpaid hours to keep services running safely. Three quarters (70%) of those who responded to the RCM’s poll had worked extra unpaid hours during the week […]
‘We must work together to improve outcomes’ says RCM on Saving Babies Lives report
‘Improving maternity outcomes needs to be everyone’s business. The Government, healthcare leaders and all those working in maternity services need to work together to improve tragic outcomes’. That’s the message the from Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it responds to the Saving Babies Lives progress report. This report by Sands & Tommy’s joint policy […]
‘We must work together to improve outcomes’ says RCM on Saving Babies Lives report
‘Improving maternity outcomes needs to be everyone’s business. The Government, healthcare leaders and all those working in maternity services need to work together to improve tragic outcomes’. That’s the message the from Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it responds to the Saving Babies Lives progress report. This report by Sands & Tommy’s joint policy […]
RCM responds to the UK’s first birth trauma inquiry report
‘Putting women at the centre of their own care, listening to them, learning lessons from both failed and successful maternity services is crucial to delivering safer better care’ that’s the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it responds to a new report on birth trauma. The report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group […]
RCM launch ‘game changing’ set of recommendations to make midwifery education more inclusive
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has developed a first-of-its-kind toolkit to help neurodivergent midwifery students to navigate undergraduate courses. Developed alongside midwifery educators and neurodivergent midwifery students, the Neurodivergence Acceptance Toolkit is a set of comprehensive ‘must haves’ for midwifery education. Designed for everyone involved in the planning and delivery of midwifery education, it […]
RCM launches tool to tackle high levels of maternity disadvantage
“Addressing not only health and wellbeing, but social complexity is key to improving maternity outcomes for all women,” says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it launches a Maternity Disadvantage Assessment Tool (MatDAT) for midwives. With a growing number of pregnant women experiencing more social complexities, the RCM has developed the MatDAT tool not […]
RCM welcomes Scottish Government’s announcement of more funding for perinatal mental health
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) warmly welcomes the announcement by the Scottish Government that they will provide additional funding to improve perinatal mental health services in the north of Scotland. Minister for Mental Health of Scotland, Maree Todd MSP, announced yesterday (2 May) that in the first phase, £85,000 will be allocated towards providing […]
‘We need to tackle bullying and harassment of NHS international recruits’ say RCM and other Unions
International recruits to the NHS are being bullied, harassed and discriminated against, say the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), as they publish new guidance for recruiting midwives and health professionals to the UK. The RCM alongside, the Society of Radiographers (SOR), and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) have drawn on the poor experiences of […]