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Influencing
30 April 2019
Today the Welsh Government has published a report on the Invited ‘Review of Maternity Services at Cwm Taf Health Board’. This morning The Welsh Cabinet Secretary also announced that the Health Board will be put in special measures.
Promoting
30 May 2019
Today the Scottish Government has announced that women and girls considered at risk from Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) will receive enhanced protection under proposals in a new Bill.
Commenting, Emma Currer, National Officer for Scotland ...
Promoting
08 May 2019
A Scottish Parliamentary debate today focused on the Best Start programme, the Scottish Government’s plan for maternity services.
Supporting
10 May 2019
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has published statistics showing that the number of midwives registered to work in the UK continues to increase. They also publish the results of a survey showing that many midwives and nurses leave their ...
Influencing
01 May 2019
Today on World Maternal Mental Health Day the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) will join a roundtable discussion in Parliament that will examine the importance of supporting women’s mental health, pregnancy in the workplace, maternity leave ...
Influencing
24 June 2019
Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives, Gill Walton, made a three-day visit to Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly last week, finding out about the progress the Royal Cornwall Hospital's midwifery team has been ...
Influencing
24 June 2019
The RCM is supporting calls from the Institute of Health Visiting (IHV) on the Government to act to reverse cuts to the health visiting workforce in England. The IHV position statement published today, comes in the wake of news this week of a threatened ...
Influencing
19 June 2019
A midwife from Birmingham has received a national award from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) for her contribution to midwifery. Sara Kenyon, Professor of Evidence Based Maternity Care at the University of Birmingham has received a prestigious ...
Influencing
19 June 2019
The Nursing and Midwifery Council along with eight other health and care regulators has published a joint statement to stress the benefits and importance of good reflection among professionals.
Influencing
19 June 2019
Today the Welsh Government has announced that it will maintain bursaries for those electing to study an eligible health related programme, including midwifery. This arrangement is intended to be in place for those electing to study an eligible ...
