What the King’s Speech means for RCM members and the women they care for
By What the King’s Speech means for RCM members and the women they care for on Trade Unions Government Pregnancy Midwives MSWs – Maternity Support Workers The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed elements of The King’s Speech today saying it has ‘helpfully unveiled more of the new Government’s direction’. Importantly the RCM says it has signalled updates […]
RCM calls on CQC to seek partnership, not punishment, in regulation
CQC – Care Quality Commission RCM Maternity Services Safety Safe high quality care The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has called for a new approach in hospital inspections, following an apology from the Interim Chief Executive of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for the implementation of their new regulatory approach. In an open letter published this week, Kate Terroni […]
Protection during pregnancy
As midwives, we do all we can to ensure that mother and baby are as healthy as possible during pregnancy and postnatally. One of the best parts of our armoury for doing that – and for setting baby up for life – is vaccination. RCM Professional Policy Advisor Clare Livingstone talks here about the current […]
‘We all need to work harder to end racial and social disparities in maternity care,’ says RCM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has renewed its call for urgent action at all levels to end racial and socioeconomic disparities. The call comes following the publication of the latest MBRRACE-UK report which shows that babies of Black ethnicity are more than twice as likely to be stillborn than white babies and worse pregnancy […]
A swift announcement on pay must be a priority for the new Government
In his first speech as the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting said the NHS was ‘broken’ and that it will take a team effort to turn it around. There is no NHS without its staff and addressing the retention crisis has to be a priority for the new government. […]
RCM response to the Independent Culture Review of the Nursing and Midwifery Council
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has said that the publication today of the Independent Culture Review of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) will make difficult reading for the regulator and registrants. However, getting regulation right is imperative, both for midwives and nurses, and for the public. Gill Walton, RCM Chief Executive, said: “Sadly, […]
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‘The country has voted for change, so let’s work together to change our maternity services for the better,’ says RCM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) today will be writing to the new Secretary for State for Health and Social Care on their first day on the job to ensure improving UK maternity services is top of their agenda. The RCM says action on safety and staffing is urgently needed, not only for those using […]
Change begins now
In the last of his election blogs, RCM Public Affairs Advisor Stuart Bonar sets out how the College will be holding the new Government to account – and making sure there is positive change in maternity services. Last night delivered an amazing, historic election result. Labour won over 400 seats in the House of Commons, […]