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HRH The Princess Royal sends letter to midwives on eve of Year of the Midwife in 2020
HRH The Princess Royal has written to UK midwives highlighting their work on the eve of Year of the Midwife in 2020. Writing the letter in her role as Patron of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) HRH The Princess Royal celebrates the work and ...
More investment needed in maternity says RCM on NHS staff survey
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling for more investment in maternity services if midwives are to feel well-supported at work. The RCM says that while the latest NHS Staff Survey published today shows some progress, this can only be ...Prison is no place for women to give birth, says Royal College of Midwives
All women in prison or custody must have equal maternity care to those women on the outside. That’s the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) today as it responds a report from the Nuffield Trust. The report ‘Locked out? Prisoners' ...Warwickshire midwifery service wins national award
A Warwickshire midwifery service that is widening birth choices and improving care for local women has won the Royal College of Midwives Midwifery Service of the Year Award.
RCM gives cautious welcome to additional clinical placement funds from HEE
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 ...
RCOG and RCM statement on the reintroduction of visitors in maternity services in England
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 ...
RCM response to Times column on COVID rules and pregnancy
In her column yesterday, Alice Thomson painted a picture that few women who have given birth over the past six months would recognise.You definitely won’t be bored on the Board!
Neil Tomlin shares his reflections of being on the RCM Board – and why RCM members should think about doing it too.HSIB report flags safety concerns around 999 call handling for pregnant women
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling for better training for 999 call handlers, following a report which found they were giving potentially unsafe advice to pregnant women waiting for an ambulance.