RCM backs faster midwife access – but warns against widening inequalities

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed a new NHS England initiative that allows women to use an online tool to refer themselves to their local maternity services – cutting out the need to see a GP first.  It aims to speed up access to crucial booking in appointments and has already been used […]

RCM welcomes ‘glimmers of hope’ for graduating midwives 

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed news that funding has been unlocked to get newly- qualified midwives into their first job. Following today’s announcement by the Secretary of State for Health & Social Care, Wes Streeting, NHS England will make ‘top up’ funding available to NHS Trusts to enable them to take on […]

RCM champions Welsh language in maternity services at National Eisteddfod 

Using Welsh in maternity services can transform birth experiences – improving outcomes for women and families. That’s the message the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is taking to the National Eisteddfod on Friday 8 August, as it hosts a morning of discussion focused on the vital role of the Welsh language in maternity services. The […]

RCM support helps neurodivergent midwife secure workplace adjustments

A neurodivergent midwife who felt unsupported on her role successfully secured workplace adjustments and a renewed confidence in her role with support from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM).  The RCM member in the North of England said she was feeling increasingly unable to practice safely and was finding it difficult to communicate with her […]

Green, green grass? The situation for newly-qualified midwives in Wales

As newly-qualified midwives across the UK continue searching for their first midwifery job, the situation differs across the nations. The RCM’s Director of Midwifery, Fiona Gibb, looks at what’s happening in Wales While newly-qualified midwives across the UK are facing a tough job market, the picture in Wales is slightly different. Thanks to the Welsh […]

On call proposals scrapped by Trust following RCM ballot result

Confirmation that plans to implement a grossly unfair acute on call rota for midwives in South Tyneside and Sunderland have been scrapped has been welcomed by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) The RCM says the U-turn by the Trust is as a result of ‘members collectively standing strong together’ and turning out in their […]

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