Media releases

Media releases

• • RCM
  • RCOG - Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • Safety
  • Government
  • Health Select Committee
  • Maternity Services
  • NHS
  • NHS Funding
  • Staffing Levels

Influencing

Safety must be the number one priority in maternity care, say leading Royal Colleges

on 24 July 2020 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) have reiterated that the safety of women and babies in maternity services must be the number one priority of all care, as they welcome the announcement ...

Media releases

• • Midwives
  • RCM
  • Maternity Services
  • NHS Staff
  • Midwifery
  • NHS
  • NHS Wales
  • NHS England
  • Community Midwives
  • Health Select Committee
  • Pregnancy
  • Home Birth
  • Postnatal Care

Influencing

New RCM survey reveals more than half of midwives do not feel safe carrying out home visits

By New RCM survey reveals more than half of midwives do not feel safe carrying out home visits on 30 April 2020 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) says it is concerned for its members’ safety following a survey which found that over half of midwives do not feel safe carrying out home visits. Almost all of those who felt unsafe – a staggering 99% - cited fears ...

Media releases

• • Midwifery
  • Nurses
  • Brexit
  • Midwifery Workforce
  • Health Select Committee
  • Bursaries and Scholarships
  • NHS Pay Review Body

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RCM responds to Health Select Committee report on nursing workforce

By RCM on 26 January 2018 ‘Too little attention has been given to retaining midwives and nurses in the NHS, which has clearly resulted in more leaving than joining the profession’ say the Health Committee in their latest report published today (Friday January 26th) ...