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Urgent action needed to tackle smoking rates amongst pregnant women in Wales
‘Efforts need to be redoubled to tackle smoking rates among pregnant women as a matter of urgency.’ That is the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Wales as it responds to new maternity and pregnancy statistics published by the ...
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 ...
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:Months overdue and still not enough says RCM on NHS pay award
The RCM has responded to the Government’s pay award to NHS staff in England of a 3% pay rise with dismay and disappointment. The RCM has warned that this is not enough to counteract vacancies and prevent staff from leaving the profession for good, ...
Maternity Colleges urge pregnant women to have flu vaccine and COVID-19 vaccine this winter
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) are urging pregnant women to have the flu vaccine alongside the COVID-19 vaccine this winter to protect themselves and their babies from ...
NHS Staff Council Statement on annual leave
Today (12 December) the NHS staff council have issued a joint statement in relation to annual leave and carry forward leave for midwives, maternity support workers, and all NHS staff. This follows a recent announcement from the Prime Minister ...
Maternity Royal Colleges welcome prioritisation of pregnant women for COVID-19 vaccination
Urgent efforts must now be made to ensure that pregnant women are fast tracked when booking their COVID-19 vaccines. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) have welcomed the ...
It’s time to halt NHS staff exodus with game-changing pay rise, say health unions
The mounting NHS staffing crisis and long waiting times will become permanent unless the government brings in a game-changing retention package, with an inflation-busting pay rise at its heart, say health unions today (Monday). In evidence ...
RCM urges Pay Review Body to consider bigger picture and staff crisis as it submits evidence
Decent pay should be seen as part of a solution for recruitment and retention issues. This, alongside the impact of understaffing in maternity services, and the current cost of living crisis faced by members of the Royal College of Midwives ...