27 August 2020
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) welcomes the announcement by Health Education England (HEE) of an additional £15 million to support more NHS clinical placements for midwifery, nursing and the allied health professions. The RCM has been ...
24 August 2020
Commenting on new research published in BMJ Evidence Based Medicine tonight, Dr Mary Ross-Davie, the Royal College of Midwives, Director for Scotland, said: “Current NHS guidance on caffeine in pregnancy says that women should limit their ...
20 August 2020
Today two leading Royal Colleges have said its vital that all pregnant women admitted to hospital with COVID-19 have multi-disciplinary maternity care from the start and that the information given to pregnant women must be accessible to all.
Responding ...
17 August 2020
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today written to MPs on behalf of its members calling for their support to bring forward pay negotiations and ensure that midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) receive a fair and decent pay rise.
The ...
18 August 2020
Commenting on the announcement this morning by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to axe Public Health England (PHE), RCM Chief Executive Gill Walton said:
19 August 2020
Commenting on the CQC’s report and rating of Basildon Hospital’s maternity services, Gill Walton, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Midwives, said:
20 August 2020
Midwives are missing meals and delaying going to the toilet because they do not have enough time for breaks, according to a new survey from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM).
Midwives are also working additional unpaid hours, on top of ...
30 September 2020
Learning the lessons of the first wave of COVID-19 is vital if we are to ensure the safe delivery of maternity services. These are the recommendations from the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the Royal College of Midwives ...
28 September 2020
Commenting on the latest progress report on Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board maternity services, Helen Rogers, Director for Wales at the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), said: “Maternity staff and senior managers at Cwm Taf Morgannwg are ...
24 September 2020
Welcoming the report from the NHS Confederation on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on NHS staff, Jon Skewes, Executive Director for External Relations at the Royal College of Midwives, said: “Yet another report highlights the incredible ...