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![A Royal opening of RCM’s and RCOG’s new headquarters in London](/media/6024/rcm-royalvisit-april2022-katedarkins-22.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779710000000)
A Royal opening of RCM’s and RCOG’s new headquarters in London
Showing that partnership is the key to success the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) jointly hosted Their Royal Highnesses The Princess Royal and The Duchess of Cambridge for ...![Concerns raised as COVID-19 advice for employers on pregnant employees withdrawn by Government](/media/6021/joint-open-letter_removal-of-employee-guidance-on-covid-19.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=467&height=720&rnd=133543779710000000)
Concerns raised as COVID-19 advice for employers on pregnant employees withdrawn by Government
Organisations representing hundreds of thousands of pregnant employees some of which are healthcare workers have expressed concern at the withdrawal without any warning of COVID-19 guidance by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) ...![Statement from representative bodies for those working in maternity and neonatal services](/media/5997/statement-1.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=467&height=720&rnd=132938968100000000)
Statement from representative bodies for those working in maternity and neonatal services
Yesterday we brought together professional bodies working in maternity and neonatal care to discuss how to work collaboratively to support the actions from the Ockenden Review. We commit to work together to improve the quality and safety ...![Organisational change urgently needed to improve levels of discrimination experienced by NHS staff](/media/5994/whittington_hospital_022-1.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779710000000)
Organisational change urgently needed to improve levels of discrimination experienced by NHS staff
More work needs to happen at pace to improve the experience of Black and minority ethnic staff, says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it responds to the 2021 Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) report published today. The report ...![‘Improving pay part of solution to recruitment and retention crisis,’ RCM tells Pay Review Body](/media/5985/oral-evidence.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779700000000)
‘Improving pay part of solution to recruitment and retention crisis,’ RCM tells Pay Review Body
Failing to deliver a decent, inflation-proof pay award will speed up the recruitment and retention crisis in maternity services. That’s the stark warning of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it gives oral evidence to the NHS Pay Review ...![Royal visit for Grampian maternity unit from RCM Patron HRH The Princess Royal](/media/5980/hrh-visit-grampian-2.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779700000000)
Royal visit for Grampian maternity unit from RCM Patron HRH The Princess Royal
Inverurie’s Community Maternity Unit (ICMU) was treated to a Royal visit at the weekend from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Patron, HRH The Princess Royal. The Princess Royal toured the unit meeting midwives, healthcare support workers ...![Government undervaluing midwifery workforce is ‘No joke’, says RCM](/media/4668/shutterstock_1229815867_ppe_lockdown.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779050000000)
Government undervaluing midwifery workforce is ‘No joke’, says RCM
It may be April Fool’s Day, but the undervaluing of the midwifery workforce by this Government is no joke. So says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as official workforce figures show the number of midwives has fallen yet again. On top of this, ...RCM comment on the temporary pause of births at Lagan Valley Midwife Led Unit
The South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust has temporarily closed its midwifery-led unit at Lagan Valley Hospital to births. Responding, Karen Murray, Director for Northern Ireland at the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), said: “This ...![RCM response to Ockenden review into maternity services at Shrewsbury and Telford](/media/5970/ockenden-cover.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=467&height=720&rnd=133543779700000000)
RCM response to Ockenden review into maternity services at Shrewsbury and Telford
Poor culture and leadership must be addressed if we are to make our maternity services the safest place to give birth. This statement from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) came as the final report of the largest ever review of NHS maternity ...![National honour for senior London midwife for contribution to midwifery](/media/5965/nina-khazaezadeh-rcm-fellow-2022-2.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779690000000)