Media releases

Media releases

• • Student midwives
  • Maternity Services
  • Midwifery
  • Midwives
  • RCM Member
  • Expectant Mothers
  • Specialist Midwives
  • MBRRACE
  • Maternal Death
  • Midwifery Continuity of Carer - MCOC

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MBRRACE report: Continuity of care invaluable for improving outcomes says RCM

By MBRRACE report: Continuity of care invaluable for improving outcomes says RCM on 13 December 2019 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is today calling for more specialist midwives in every trust and health board so that every woman gets the high-quality care and support she needs throughout her pregnancy. The RCM is also calling on healthcare ...

Media releases

• • Student midwives
  • Maternity Services
  • HRH The Princess Royal
  • Midwives
  • Specialist Midwives

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Royal visit for award winning Medway maternity services

on 12 December 2019 Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal who is a patron of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) met a award-winning team of midwives, maternity support workers (MSWs), student midwives and other members of maternity staff at Medway Maritime Hospital ...

Media releases

• • Royal Family
  • HRH The Princess Royal
  • Maternity Services

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HRH visits The Princess Alexandra Maternity Wing in The Royal Cornwall Hospital for royal recognition

on 29 July 2019 HRH The Princess Royal who is a patron of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) met with midwives, maternity support workers (MSWs), student midwives and other members of staff at The Princess Alexandra Maternity Wing on Friday (26th July), for ...

Media releases

• • Midwives
  • Maternity Services
  • Scottish Government

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Best Start needs resources and staffing says RCM on Scottish Parliament debate on maternity

on 08 May 2019 A Scottish Parliamentary debate today focused on the Best Start programme, the Scottish Government’s plan for maternity services.

Media releases

• • Health and social care
  • Report
  • Maternity Services

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RCM responds to First 1000 Days of Life report

on 26 February 2019 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today responded to the Health and Social Care Committees’ First 1000 Days of Life report.

Media releases

• • Midwives
  • Specialist Midwives
  • Maternity Services
  • NHS England
  • Smoking

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RCM comments on NHS long term plan

on 04 January 2019 Today (Saturday January 5th 2019) the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has responded to a media release from NHS England which details information on part of the NHS’s long term plan. This NHS news release focusses on alcohol consumption and ...

Media releases

• • Maternity Services
  • Department of Health
  • Midwifery Continuity of Carer - MCOC
  • Safe high quality care

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RCM responds to new maternity package announcement by Department of Health

on 02 January 2019 Today (Sunday 30th December) Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock has announced a new NHS maternity package for England.

Media releases

• • Maternity Services

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Each Baby Counts: Learn and Support' receives £1.7 million to improve maternity care

on 30 November 2018 The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) are launching a new programme to enable local maternity teams to roll out national recommendations to improve the care of mothers and babies.

Media releases

• • Maternity Services

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Midwives comment on new annual maternity figures from NHS Digital

on 25 October 2018 Today (Thursday 25th October 2018) NHS Digital have published the NHS Maternity Statistics 2017-18 report*.

Media releases

• • Midwifery Continuity of Carer - MCOC
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers
  • Midwives
  • Maternity Services
  • RCM i-Learn

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'RCM launches i-learn resource to support members in developing their understanding of continuity of carer'

on 18 October 2018 Today the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have relaunched an i-learn module on continuity of carer. The relaunched module now includes a new animation which helps to explain some approaches to on calls in a continuity team.