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RCM welcomes new guidance on PPE for NHS staff
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today welcomed the publication of new UK-wide guidance about the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by NHS staff who are likely to come into contact with people infected by the coronavirus. The ...Government must include NHS midwives in emergency visa extension plan says RCM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is today calling on the Government to extend the visas of NHS midwives from overseas who are in the UK on a work visa, after similar visas were automatically extended for doctors, nurses and paramedics as part ...![RCM plea: Help us deliver safe care for pregnant women](/media/1819/rcm_primary_horizontal_logo_2016_mediumres_web.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131788148410000000)
RCM plea: Help us deliver safe care for pregnant women
The Royal College of Midwives has today made a plea to NHS leaders to protect the safety of pregnant women by ringfencing maternity services in the current crisis.Updated advice for pregnant women who are working in the NHS and other work settings during the coronavirus outbreak
Updated guidance emphasises that pregnant women of any gestation should be offered the choice of whether to work in direct patient-facing roles during the coronavirus pandemic Ostetricians and Gynaecologists and Women who are less than ...RCM comments on publication of regulations for the provision of abortion Northern Ireland
Commenting on the publication of regulations for the provision of abortion services in Northern Ireland, the Director of the Royal College of Midwives in Northern Ireland Karen Murray said: “We now have the regulations under which women ...![Sensible step say RCM on maternity transformation suspension](/media/1819/rcm_primary_horizontal_logo_2016_mediumres_web.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131788148410000000)
Sensible step say RCM on maternity transformation suspension
The Royal College of Midwives has welcomed the temporary suspension of England’s Maternity Transformation Programme as a practical and sensible step.![RCM calls for clarity and leadership from Government](/media/3783/studentmidwives_istock-478606255.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543778680000000)
RCM calls for clarity and leadership from Government
The Royal College of Midwives has today expressed its frustration at the continued lack of clarity coming from the Government on the protection of health workers, including those who are pregnant. From the continuing shortages of personal ...![RCOG/RCM joint statement response to management of early medical abortions during Covid-19 outbreak](/media/1819/rcm_primary_horizontal_logo_2016_mediumres_web.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131788148410000000)
RCOG/RCM joint statement response to management of early medical abortions during Covid-19 outbreak
We are disappointed by the Government’s decision not to allow home-use of mifepristone, the first drug used for early medical abortion in unprecedented circumstances , says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the Royal College of Obstetricians ...Updated advice for pregnant healthcare workers and employers during the coronavirus outbreak
New advice for pregnant women who are working in the NHS and other work settings has been published Women who are less than 28 weeks pregnant should practise social distancing but can continue working in a patient-facing role, provided the ...![RCM expresses concern at supply of personal protection equipment for midwives](/media/3783/studentmidwives_istock-478606255.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543778680000000)