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RCM calls for face-to-face talks with Health Secretary 

14 December 2022 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today called on Health Secretary Steve Barclay to meet with frontline maternity staff to help him understand their frustration. The call comes a day after a ballot for industrial action among midwives ...
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RCM welcomes new research strategy but cautions it must be backed-up with resources

25 May 2023 The importance of research to drive improvements in maternity safety and the quality of care has been underlined with the publication of a strategic plan for research from England’s Chief Midwifery Officer (CMidO). It sets out plans for maternity ...
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NHS England moves to offer better wellbeing support and assess staffing levels welcome says RCM

11 August 2023 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed a move by NHS England (NHSE) to improve support around burnout and stress for maternity and neonatal staff. This latest move is a part of the Three year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal ...
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Degree apprenticeships show promise of building the next generation of midwives

26 September 2023 A new route into midwifery has been praised by an independent report. The report, commissioned by NHS England and the Royal College of Midwives and written by Professor Richard Griffin of King’s College London, found that registered midwifery ...
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RCM learning rep scoops TUC award

27 September 2023 A midwife and RCM learning representative has won a TUC award for her work supporting members at the TUC Congress Awards ceremony on 10 September. Afshan Ali received the TUC Union Learning Rep Award for making sure that all the learning needs ...
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‘Midwives and Maternity Support Workers have every right to strike’ say RCM

09 December 2023 Midwives and Maternity Support Workers (MSW’s) have every right to strike – that’s the message coming from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) at the TUC Special Congress. Speaking at the Special Congress RCM’s General Secretary Gill Walton ...
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A Christmas wish: an end to humanitarian catastrophe

22 December 2023 As many of us enter a period marked by family, joy and celebration, we should also remember that, for too many people, it will be one where survival is the only objective. The Royal College of Midwives echoes the statement published in The Lancet ...
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