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Midwives give cautious welcome to Scottish budget
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has cautiously welcomed the announcement of an additional £6 million for the ongoing implementation of the far reaching Best Start recommendations for maternity and neonatal services in the Scottish Government’s ...
Royal visit for Rotherham maternity Unit
Rotherham’s maternity unit was treated to a visit by the Patron of The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) yesterday. Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal. Accompanying Her Royal Highness on the visit were the RCM Chief Executive Gill Walton and ...
'RCM welcomes Scottish framework to implement continuity of carer’
A framework to enable maternity services to access useful tools and information to implement continuity of carer and local delivery of care has been published by the Scottish Government.
'RCM welcomes commitment from Scottish Government to drive up maternity standards’
The Scottish Government have today re-announced support for new mothers and their families. This includes more than £50 million to improve access to mental health support for expectant and new mothers, and £12 million to transform maternity ...RCM calls on governments to invest in maternity services to honour international Year of the Midwife
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling on governments at home and abroad to honour the spirit of the international Year of the Midwife by investing properly in maternity services and those providing them. The RCM sees the World Health ...
The Duchess of Cambridge pens open letter to midwives this Christmas
HRH The Duchess of Cambridge has written an open letter to UK midwives, after spending several days with midwives and maternity support workers at Kingston Hospital’s Maternity Unit earlier this year. In the letter, the Duchess expresses ...Promising start for Government's commitment to NHS, say midwives - but playing catch-up on NHS funding
The Government has made a promising start in reversing years of underinvestment in the NHS – but there is much more to do. That’s the verdict of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) on today’s Queen's Speech.
OASI Care Bundle to be rolled out in more maternity units
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM)and the The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the are delighted to announce that the OASI Care Bundle Project will be rolled out in 20 new maternity units across England, Wales and ...
‘RCM welcomes Government announcement of financial grant for student midwives’
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed the Prime Ministers announcement that all student midwives on courses in England from September 2020 will receive a £5,000 year grant for every year they are studying. The reintroduction ...