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Entries for the RCM Awards 2023 are open!
The RCM Awards have been celebrating and rewarding outstanding achievements within the midwifery profession since 2004. The entry deadline for this year’s Awards is 31 January 2023. The 15 categories open for entry this year are:‘Fix crisis in midwifery staffing now’ says the RCM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has called on the Scottish Government to take urgent action on the midwifery staffing crisis.Investing in mental health care for pregnant women saves lives says the RCM
Lives can be saved if there is proper investment in better support for pregnant and postnatal women with mental health problems, according to the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), following the publication of a report by the Maternal Mental ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/4606/shutterstock_1767084407_-covid-vaccine-image.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779010000000)
RCM welcomes suspension of ‘wrongheaded’ mandatory vaccine policy
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed the Government’s suspension, subject to consultation of mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for frontline NHS staff in England but warns it has come at a further cost of broken trust among midwives ...Mounting Scottish maternity service staffing shortages spark safety fears says RCM
Understaffing, staff burnout and fears they cannot provide safe care could see many midwives heading for the exit, according to a Royal College of Midwives (RCM) survey of its members in Scotland. A staggering half of respondents say they rarely ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/2246/midwives.png?center=0.32710280373831774,0.49618320610687022&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131884116510000000)
Government must fix maternity staffing crisis to ensure safety RCM tells TUC Women’s Conference
The Government must fix the worsening staffing shortages in maternity services to protect the safety of care. That’s the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in a motion to the TUC Women’s Conference today.![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/5381/rcm-logo.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=467&height=720&rnd=133543779380000000)
RCM Statement following BBC Panorama programme on maternity services at Shrewsbury & Telford Hospital Trust
Following the broadcast of Maternity scandal: Fighting for the truth, broadcast this evening by the BBC, Gill Walton, Chief Executive of The Royal College of Midwives (RCM), said: “The pain of the families who have been permanently scarred ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/5954/wendy-yewande-olayiwola-rcm-fellow-1.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=467&height=720&rnd=133543779680000000)
A midwife championing equality in maternity services recognised with RCM Fellowship
A national maternity lead for equality at NHS England and NHS Improvement has been awarded an RCM Fellowship. Wendy Yewande Olayiwola OBE, who was listed in the 2020 WHO/UN global list of 100 outstanding women as a midwife leader, is also a Professional ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/5956/hora-soltani-rcm-fellow-1.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=467&height=720&rnd=133543779680000000)
Professor of maternal and infant health receives RCM Fellowship
A professor who leads and champions research on maternal and infant health at Sheffield Hallam University has been honoured with an RCM Fellowship. Hora Soltani research focuses on care models to reduce health inequalities for mothers ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/5960/rcm-fellow-benash-nazmeen-1.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=467&height=720&rnd=133543779690000000)