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RCM calls on Government for new money to fund early pay rise for midwives and maternity support workers
Give us an early pay deal – and don’t defund other services to pay for it. That’s the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it moves to step up its pay campaign today.
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 ...
RCM comments on new research on caffeine intake in pregnancy
Commenting on new research published in BMJ Evidence Based Medicine tonight, Dr Mary Ross-Davie, the Royal College of Midwives, Director for Scotland, said: “Current NHS guidance on caffeine in pregnancy says that women should limit their ...
Leading Royal Colleges say multi-disciplinary maternity care is key to improving maternal outcomes
Today two leading Royal Colleges have said its vital that all pregnant women admitted to hospital with COVID-19 have multi-disciplinary maternity care from the start and that the information given to pregnant women must be accessible to all. Responding ...
Midwives missing meals and loo breaks to keep services running
Midwives are missing meals and delaying going to the toilet because they do not have enough time for breaks, according to a new survey from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). Midwives are also working additional unpaid hours, on top of long ...
RCM responds to CQC report and rating of Basildon maternity services
Commenting on the CQC’s report and rating of Basildon Hospital’s maternity services, Gill Walton, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Midwives, said:
RCM comments on Matt Hancock speech and decision to axe Public Health England
Commenting on the announcement this morning by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to axe Public Health England (PHE), RCM Chief Executive Gill Walton said: