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Positive to see more midwives on the register, but need to future proof workforce says RCM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is encouraged by the increase in registered midwife numbers, but has cautioned that the UK must work harder to recruit and retain midwives to future-proof NHS maternity services. This comes as the Nursing ...
Turn the applause for NHS staff into an early wage rise say RCM and health unions
The government should build on the huge public support shown for the NHS during the pandemic by giving health workers across the UK an early pay rise, say the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and other health unions today (Friday).
Disappointing and puts lives at risk says RCM on high court migrant women maternity charging ruling
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling for an end to the charging of destitute migrant women for maternity care. It comes after a High Court challenge to the NHS charging policy by Maternity Action was refused.‘Ludicrous’ says RCM that midwives still paying Immigration Health Surcharge
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today expressed its anger and frustration that, six weeks on from the Prime Minister promising that NHS staff from overseas would be exempt from the Immigration Health Surcharge, they are still paying ...
RCM secures agreement for student midwives on work and education
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has secured an important clarification by NHS Health Education England (HEE) on paid placements for student midwives who joined the workforce during the pandemic. This welcome move will allay the significant ...RCM says it will challenge itself to do better on race issues as it launches new campaign
‘We will challenge ourselves to do better when it comes to tackling race, equality and discrimination issues.’ That is the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it launches Race Matters, a new campaign to tackle race issues within ...RCM calls for ‘swift implementation’ of NHS England action plan to support BAME pregnant women
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today called for swift implementation of an action plan announced by NHS England to provide additional support for Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority (BAME) pregnant women.RCM says must learn lessons from PHE COVID-19 BAME report
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) says we must learn lessons from a Public Health England report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities published yesterday.RCM responds to NAO report on Readying the NHS and adult social care in England for COVID-19
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) calls for lessons to be learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic responding to a National Audit Office (NAO) report published today.