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State of NHS buildings holding back improvements in maternity care
Leading health organisations including the Royal College of Midwives have called for upgrades to England’s NHS maternity service buildings to improve care for women and conditions for staff in a letter to Health Minister Nadine Dorries today.![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/4841/ipp-report-cover-cropped.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779150000000)
Maternity services at risk without improvements in support and reward for staff, according to new report
Exhausted and demoralised staff may spark an exodus from the NHS unless the Government does more on support and reward. These are the stark findings of a new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), supported by the Royal College ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/1971/web_maternity_sign_shutterstock_772762654.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131884116450000000)
Royal Colleges welcome ‘significant’ maternity funding boost
Two leading Royal Colleges have welcomed a significant injection of funding for maternity services. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) have called the new money from NHS England ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/3929/whittington_hospital_043.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543778760000000)
RCM sets out its actions on Ockenden Review
Today the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has set out clear intentions and actions to address recommendations from the interim Ockenden review into maternity failings at Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Foundation Trust. The RCM says the Ockenden ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/4987/solution-series_cover-art.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=467&height=720&rnd=133543779210000000)
Time lessons are learned, and mistakes not repeated says RCM as its launches new safety series
'Learning lessons from both failed and successful maternity services is crucial to ensure mistakes are not repeated and good practice is shared'. That is the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it launches the first installment ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/5097/whittington_hospital_022-1.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=132688298810000000)
Race, diversity and equality remain top of the RCM’s agenda
The Royal College of Midwives has restated its commitment to race equality and equity on the first anniversary of the launch of its Race Matters initiative. Race Matters is centred around five key pledges:Poor access to fluids on maternity units is affecting maternity staff health says RCM
With summer temperatures and maternity staff still required to wear more personal protective equipment (PPE) than before the pandemic, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling for common sense from NHS Trusts and Boards around access ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/2461/web_nhs-logo.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131884141870000000)
Midwives warn NHS underinvestment ‘brutally exposed’ by pandemic
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) called for more investment in the NHS and other public services in a composite motion to the TUC Congress yesterday. The RCM says this is the minimum required to put right a decade of austerity and underinvestment ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/3568/maternity-services.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543778630000000)
RCM responds to HSIB report into intrapartum stillbirths during COVID-19
The pandemic has had a significant and detrimental impact on many aspects of healthcare, including maternity care the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has said in response to a new report into stillbirths during COVID-19 by the Healthcare Safety ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/1971/web_maternity_sign_shutterstock_772762654.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131884116450000000)