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Leading UK midwife ‘proud to receive award on behalf of all those working in maternity services’
The Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has expressed her joy and delight at being appointed a CBE in the Queen’s Jubilee Honours. Gill Walton, who receives the award for services to midwifery, said it ...Midwife numbers now lower than at the last general election says RCM
New monthly NHS workforce figures for England analysed by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have revealed that the number of midwives in England is now lower than at the time of the last general election. These latest figures are in fact worse ...![RCM Chief Exec warns MPs of ‘fragile’ maternity workforce](/media/6126/gill-walton-at-parliament-for-select-ctte-hearing-on-workforce-24-05-22.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779740000000)
RCM Chief Exec warns MPs of ‘fragile’ maternity workforce
Without greater efforts to retain existing staff and recruit new ones, the maternity workforce will remain fragile. That was the stark warning to MPs yesterday by Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Chief Executive Gill Walton. The warning ...![RCM calls for re-doubling of efforts to end racism in the NHS](/media/6108/birthrights-racial-injustice-report-cover.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779730000000)
RCM calls for re-doubling of efforts to end racism in the NHS
Safe and high-quality maternity care is the right of all women but for too many this is not the case because of the colour of their skin says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The RCM statement comes as a report into racial injustice and human ...![Falling NHS midwife numbers show worrying trend says the RCM](/media/6087/nmc-register-report-2022-cover.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=467&height=720&rnd=133543779730000000)
Falling NHS midwife numbers show worrying trend says the RCM
Despite an overall increase In the number of midwives on its register the Nursing and Midwifery Council - the UK midwifery regulator - has in a report today raised concerns about the numbers leaving. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) echoes ...![Maternity Royal Colleges welcome increased COVID-19 vaccine uptake in pregnant women](/media/4606/shutterstock_1767084407_-covid-vaccine-image.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779010000000)
Maternity Royal Colleges welcome increased COVID-19 vaccine uptake in pregnant women
As new COVID-19 vaccine uptake figures in pregnancy are published today, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) are urging pregnant women who have not been vaccinated to consider ...![Mounting Scottish maternity service staffing shortages spark safety fears says RCM](/media/6062/scottish-member-survey-2022-cover.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=467&height=720&rnd=133543779730000000)
Mounting Scottish maternity service staffing shortages spark safety fears says RCM
Understaffing, staff burnout and fears they cannot provide safe care could see many midwives heading for the exit, according to a Royal College of Midwives (RCM) survey of its members in Scotland. A staggering half of respondents say they rarely ...Improve midwifery education about skin colour to make maternity care safer says RCM
The lack of teaching about darker skin tones in midwifery education could be exacerbating racial inequalities in maternity care, says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The College is calling for improvements in midwifery education ...![Royal visit for Grampian maternity unit from RCM Patron HRH The Princess Royal](/media/6053/rcm-wales-cno-idm-two-award-winners-plus-wales-cno-and-rcm-wales-director-helen-rogers.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779720000000)
Special International Day of the Midwife award for Welsh midwives
Four midwives have jointly won a prestigious prize awarded by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Wales and the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) for Wales, Sue Tranka. This is the first RCM/CNO Quality Improvement Award which will be presented ...![Midwives across Northern Ireland recognised on International Day of the Midwife](/media/6042/city-hall-belfast-idm.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779720000000)