05 May 2020
A midwife with exemplary leadership skills who has transformed her local and regional maternity services has scooped the RCM’s Leadership Award for 2020.
In 2014 Patricia Ryan took up her role as Head of Midwifery at Luton and Dunstable University ...
05 May 2020
Midwives across the UK are feeling the love as they celebrate International Day of the Midwife (IDM) today (5 May). A survey by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) shows a massive 94 per cent of midwives and student midwives feel valued by the public, ...
06 May 2020
Two bereavement midwives from Southampton University Trust have been recognised by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) with a national award for Excellence in Bereavement Care.
Linsi Imber & Kirsty Brown who also work clinically as midwives ...
07 May 2020
A Maternity Support Worker (MSW) who provides support to a vulnerable women’s team at Poole NHS Foundation Trust in Dorset has scooped the WaterWipes award of MSW of the Year at the Royal College of Midwives (RCMs) Annual Midwifery Awards.
06 May 2020
A maternity team that has worked for a decade to improve outcomes for BAME and vulnerable women in Leeds has been named WaterWipes Maternity Team of the Year by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM).
The winning maternity service from Leeds Teaching ...
06 May 2020
.A midwifery-led service from Newcastle has scooped a national award for its work to support pregnant and new mothers with infant feeding. Lynne McDonald, on behalf of Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust, received the Royal ...
13 May 2020
As a new UK study revealed that 55% of women admitted to hospital with coronavirus were from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has launched a campaign to offer greater support and advice.
17 June 2020
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) says we must learn lessons from a Public Health England report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities published yesterday.
09 July 2020
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is encouraged by the increase in registered midwife numbers, but has cautioned that the UK must work harder to recruit and retain midwives to future-proof NHS maternity services. This comes as the Nursing ...
01 September 2020
Commenting on new figures on midwife numbers in Scotland, Dr Mary Ross-Davie, Director for Scotland at the Royal College of Midwives, said: “The rise in the number of midwives is good news. Now we need more investment in the universities and ...