on 25 February 2020
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Scotland says it is imperative that the problems identified in a review published today on maternity services at Dr Gray’s in Elgin are addressed quickly.
By Midwives respond to CQC annual maternity services survey on 28 January 2020
The majority of women who gave birth in February last year had confidence and trust in staff and felt they were always listened to by midwives and received appropriate advice at the start of labour, that’s according to a national maternity survey ...
By RCM advises pregnant women against use of personal dopplers on 23 January 2020
The RCM has today restated that it does not recommended use of personal home dopplers while pregnant over safety concerns.
The advice comes as the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have published updated guidance ...
By ‘Improving safety and outcomes for women and babies is the highest priority says RCM’ on 22 January 2020
Improving safety and the outcomes for women and babies is the highest priority for all those involved in maternity services. That’s the message Gill Walton, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), will give to the Baby Lifeline ...
By ‘RCM and INMO host joint all-Ireland midwife conference in Armagh’ on 17 October 2019
Midwives from both sides of the Irish border will join together today as the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) All Ireland Annual Midwifery Conference gets underway in Armagh..
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on 10 October 2019
New guidance for midwives around induction of labour (IOL) has been published today by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The guidance has been developed by a team at the University of Nottingham.
on 10 October 2019
Today the Institute of Health Visiting (IHV) has ‘Health Visiting in England: A Vision for the Future’, their evidence-based blueprint to rebuild health visiting services. Commenting, Gill Walton, Chief Executive of the Royal College of ...
By ‘Must do everything possible to prevent perinatal deaths says RCM on MBRRACE report’ on 04 October 2019
The latest MBRRACE-UK Perinatal Mortality Surveillance Report for UK Perinatal Deaths for Births has been published this week (Thursday 10th of September).
This is the fifth MBRRACE-UK Perinatal Mortality Surveillance Report ad provides ...
on 04 October 2019
Yesterday the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) approved new Standards of proficiency for midwives and Standards for pre-registration midwifery programmes. The RCM has been actively engaged with the NMC on the development of these standards.
on 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 ...
