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• • RCM
  • NHS England
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  • TUC
  • Specialist Midwives
  • BAME

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RCM calls on Government to improve maternity care for black and Asian women 

14 September 2020 Maternity care must be made safer for black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) women, says a Royal College of Midwives (RCM) motion at the TUC Congress today. Highlighting that black pregnant women are eight times more likely ...

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• • RCM
  • NHS England
  • Maternity Services
  • RCOG - Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

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RCOG and RCM statement on the reintroduction of visitors in maternity services in England

08 September 2020 A framework has been developed by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Royal College of Midwives and the Society and College of Radiographers, in partnership with NHS England and NHS Improvement, to support maternity services ...

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• • RCM
  • Midwives
  • NHS Scotland
  • RCM Scotland
  • Scotland
  • Education
  • Student midwives
  • Midwifery Training Places

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Investment needed in midwifery education says RCM Scotland 

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 ...

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• • RCM
  • Maternity Services
  • Specialist Midwives
  • RCM Patron
  • Royal Family
  • HRH The Princess Royal
  • Midwives
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers
  • RCM CEO
  • RCM President
  • covid19
  • Covid-19

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Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal visits Croydon maternity services

16 September 2020 Patron of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal met midwives, maternity support workers (MSWs) and other maternity staff at Croydon University Hospital this week (Tuesday 15 September) in South London.

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• • RCM
  • Midwives
  • Pregnancy
  • Alcohol and pregnancy
  • Antenatal / Prenatal
  • Women
  • Midwifery
  • NICE - The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

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Midwives fear women could feel stigmatised if mandatory alcohol screening introduced at every antenatal appointment  

16 September 2020 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today responded to NICE quality standard proposals to include mandatory screening for alcohol at every antenatal appointment. Such measures have already been repeatedly rejected by the UK Screening ...

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• • RCM
  • Midwives
  • Pregnancy
  • Women
  • Midwifery
  • covid19

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RCM calls for pandemic lessons to be learnt

01 October 2020 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling for lessons to be learned from the pandemic as the country enters the second phase, responding to a report from the Health and Social Care Committee.

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• • RCM
  • Maternity Services
  • Covid-19
  • Staffing Levels
  • NHS Staff
  • Midwife Shortage
  • Safety

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Reduce infection risks to keep pregnant women and their babies safe, says RCM

02 November 2020 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today urged those calling for a blanket opening-up of services to recognise the potential risk for pregnant women, their babies and other hospital users. While the RCM expressed its understanding at ...

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• • RCM
  • Maternity Services
  • Covid-19
  • Staffing Levels
  • NHS Staff
  • Leadership
  • NHS Wales
  • Wales
  • RCM Wales
  • Welsh Government
  • Midwife Shortage

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Healthy and supported midwifery workforce never more important for Welsh maternity services

23 October 2020 A healthy and supported midwifery workforce has never been more important for maternity services in Wales. That’s the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it responds to the latest workforce report published today by the Welsh ...

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• • RCM
  • Maternity Services
  • Covid-19
  • BAME
  • Race matters
  • Staffing Levels
  • BME staff
  • NHS Staff
  • NMC - Nursing and Midwifery Council

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RCM says it is time to stop discrimination of BAME NHS staff in its tracks   

21 October 2020 We must drive out any discrimination against black, Asian, and other minority ethnic (BAME) midwives and nurses, says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), welcoming a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) report.

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• • RCM
  • Maternity Services
  • Covid-19
  • CQC - Care Quality Commission
  • BAME
  • Race matters
  • Staffing Levels
  • BME staff
  • NHS Staff

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RCM responds to CQC State of Care Report

16 October 2020 Most maternity services are delivering safe, high quality care says the Royal College of Midwives responding to the publication of the CQC State of Care report. The CQC report highlighted that 1 in 4 maternity services required improvement ...