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RCM learning rep scoops TUC award
A midwife and RCM learning representative has won a TUC award for her work supporting members at the TUC Congress Awards ceremony on 10 September. Afshan Ali received the TUC Union Learning Rep Award for making sure that all the learning needs ...Degree apprenticeships show promise of building the next generation of midwives
A new route into midwifery has been praised by an independent report. The report, commissioned by NHS England and the Royal College of Midwives and written by Professor Richard Griffin of King’s College London, found that registered midwifery ...
RCM calls for end to unpaid overtime in TUC Congress motion
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has called on the Government to end unpaid overtime in the NHS.
NHS England moves to offer better wellbeing support and assess staffing levels welcome says RCM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed a move by NHS England (NHSE) to improve support around burnout and stress for maternity and neonatal staff. This latest move is a part of the Three year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal ...
More flexible working vital to stop staff flight from NHS says RCM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling for more flexible working in the NHS to boost retention of midwives, maternity support workers (MSW) and other staff. This comes in an RCM motion to the TUC Congress today. Staff are leaving the NHS ...
NHS employers are failing staff on menopause support says the RCM calling for urgent improvements
Support from employers for maternity staff going through the menopause is ‘appallingly neglected’ and urgent improvements are needed says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The call comes as the RCM publishes guidance today for maternity ...IPPR report warns nation’s health held back by UK economy
A new report from the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR), published to mark the launch of its Commission on Health and Prosperity, warns that growing health inequalities and ineffective Government policies are resulting in people ...
RCM Scotland call at STUC Congress for more support for maternity staff suffering workplace stress and burnout
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Scotland is calling for greater support for midwives and maternity support workers facing burnout and ill health because of rising pressures on maternity services. The appeal came in an RCM motion to ...World Mental Health Day
On World Mental Health Day, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling on the Government to improve maternity services and asking employers, activists and branches to renew the Caring for You initiative in their units so that the health, ...