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Continued impact of entrenched social inequalities clear in latest MBRRACE-UK report says RCM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has said ‘the continued impact of entrenched societal inequalities continues to show in these tragic results’ as it responds to the latest MBRRACE-UK Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care report 2021. This ...
We are Turning the Tide: RCM champions career development and support for Black, Asian, and minority ethnic midwives
A new mentoring scheme has been launched by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in collaboration with the Turning the Tide Oversight Group to support Black, Asian, and minority ethnic midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) in their ...
Maternity Colleges welcome latest MBRRACE-UK report
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Royal College of Midwives have welcomed the latest MBRRACE report released today, which looks at the rates of stillbirths and neonatal deaths during 2019.
RCM responds to HSIB report into intrapartum stillbirths during COVID-19
The pandemic has had a significant and detrimental impact on many aspects of healthcare, including maternity care the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has said in response to a new report into stillbirths during COVID-19 by the Healthcare Safety ...
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:
Race really matters says RCM calling for urgent NHS action
Urgent action is needed to root out racism and inequality from the NHS says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). Calling for the NHS to be a genuinely equal and inclusive employer, the RCM says it must champion and deliver equality for its Black, ...
Efforts must be redoubled to tackle deprivation and inequalities that have led to stillbirths say RCM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed a report by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) on births and infant mortality in England and Wales* that focuses on ethnicity. The stillbirth rate and infant mortality rate for each ...
RCM says urgent action needed to stamp out racism in NHS
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) says urgent action is needed to stamp out racism in the NHS in a motion to the TUC Black Workers conference starting today. It calls for an open and inclusive NHS in which everyone feels that they belong and says ...
We need faster change on NHS race equality says RCM
The pace of change for race equality in the NHS must be swifter, says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) responding to the Workface Race Equality Standard (WRES) report published today. The report shows that there has been inconsistent positive ...