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• • NHS England
  • Midwife Shortage
  • Leadership

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Need to see more midwives in leadership positions says RCM responding to CQC State of Care report

10 October 2018 Today the Care Quality Commission has published its State of Care report.  On maternity the report says that nearly half all maternity and gynaecology services, and over a third of maternity services inspected under their new methodology ...

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• • Brexit
  • Midwife Shortage
  • RCM
  • People's Vote Campaign

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RCM supports People’s Vote on Brexit

14 June 2018 The RCM has today (14 June) announced its support of the People’s Vote campaign on Brexit.

News

• • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers
  • Midwifery Continuity of Carer - MCOC
  • Midwife Shortage
  • RCM Scotland

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Country news: Scotland

07 March 2018 News and updates from RCM Scotland by director Mary Ross-Davie (Midwives Spring 2018)

Media releases

• • NHS
  • Secretary of State for Health
  • Midwife Shortage
  • Pay and Agenda For Change

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RCM comments on new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care speech and priorities

20 July 2018 Today the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care made a speech outlining his priorities for the NHS.

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• • NHS Funding
  • Midwife Shortage
  • Health and social care
  • Public Health

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‘Need virtuous circle in health and social care not a vicious cycle’ says RCM on new NHS funding report

24 May 2018 A report on NHS funding has been published today by Health Foundation and the Institute for Fiscal Studies in association with NHS Confederation. The report says that UK health spending will need to increase by £95bn by 2033/34, rising from ...

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• • RCM Scotland
  • Bursaries and Scholarships
  • Midwife Shortage

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RCM Scotland welcomes increase in student midwife bursary announced today

09 October 2018 Today the First Minister of Scotland has announced an increase in bursaries for student midwives and nurses.

Media releases

• • Midwife Shortage
  • Maternal Mental health
  • Perinatal Mental Health
  • Baby Box

Influencing

RCM Responds to Lib Dem Election Manifesto - Want to see firm commitment to more midwives

20 November 2019 The Shadow Secretary of State for Health Johnathan Ashworth today launched the Labour 'NHS Rescue Plan'. Speaking at the launch of the plan he used the closure of a maternity unit because of a shortage of midwives to confirm that Labour would ...

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• • RCM Annual Conference
  • Leadership
  • Safety
  • Midwife Shortage
  • Specialist Midwives

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‘Worrying’ says RCM on new stats showing consultant midwife shortage

25 September 2019 The UK has a serious shortage of consultant midwives show new figures released today by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The figures from a new survey of consultant midwives build on the results of a survey in 2016 by the RCM and the RCM Consultant ...

Media releases

• • RCM Annual Conference
  • Student midwives
  • Leadership
  • Safety
  • Midwife Shortage
  • Brexit

Influencing

Student midwife debt should ‘shame’ Government says RCM CEO in conference opening speech

24 September 2019 A call to reintroduce the bursary for student midwives came from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Chief Executive, Gill Walton in her RCM Annual Conference opening speech in Manchester today.

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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 ...