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RCM comments on Panorama’s ‘Midwives under Pressure’ programme
Following the broadcast of Panorama - Midwives under Pressure by the BBC, Gill Walton, Chief Executive of The Royal College of Midwives (RCM), said: “The testimonies of the midwives, the women, and their families are heartbreaking and must ...![Second strike shows strength of feeling on pay for members in Northern Ireland](/media/7244/ni-strike-jan.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779980000000)
Second strike shows strength of feeling on pay for members in Northern Ireland
Below freezing temperatures and snowy conditions did not deter hundreds of RCM members in Northern Ireland from taking to the picket lines last Thursday. Midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) certainly did not allow the weather conditions ...![RCM joins rally to protect midwives right to strike](/media/7246/protect-the-right-to-strike-gill.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779980000000)
RCM joins rally to protect midwives right to strike
Members and staff of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) will take to the streets this weekend to join the TUC’s Protect the Right to Strike march and rally in Cheltenham. The Government’s Strikes (Minimum Services Levels) Act is, according ...![Everyone has a part to play in stopping racism in the NHS, says RCM](/media/5502/race-matters-statement_cover-art.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779450000000)
Everyone has a part to play in stopping racism in the NHS, says RCM
Racism has no place in the NHS in Scotland or anywhere else and it’s everyone’s job, including midwives, to help eradicate it wherever it rears its ugly head, says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The RCM is calling on its members in Scotland ...RCM expresses concern at ‘huge drop’ in number of applications to study midwifery
The number of students applying to study midwifery in the UK has dropped by a fifth, according to the latest UCAS figures, raising concerns about future workforce planning.![More midwives needed to support women with infant feeding choices says RCM](/media/4214/1000x666-breastfeeding.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=132423208990000000)
More midwives needed to support women with infant feeding choices says RCM
Women need better support to make infant feeding choices and that means addressing the serious midwife shortage. That’s the view of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) responding to a Lancet series on formula milk advertising published today. Formula ...![RCM members in Wales vote yes to industrial action](/media/3637/shutterstock_435294154-1-_ballott-box.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543778640000000)