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Mandatory COVID vaccination for NHS staff
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Sajid Javid, has announced that, from 1 April 2022, it will be compulsory for all patient-facing staff working within the NHS in England to have received both doses of the COVID vaccine. Along ...
Must be no corners cut says RCM as working restrictions for staff advised to self-isolate eased
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has said that service user and staff safety must be the top priority, following the easing of restrictions preventing NHS staff and other key workers from working if they have been close to someone with COVID-19.
It’s time to care for the carers say healthcare organisations coalition
A broad coalition of heavyweight and influential health organisations have come together to call for better physical and emotional support and care for NHS staff. The coalition includes the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), the Royal College ...
RCM calls for questions ahead of COVID-19 vaccines and pregnancy webinar
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is holding a webinar on vaccination and pregnancy for its members and other health professionals on Friday 11 June from 12:30 to 14:00. The event comes as access to vaccinations is being opened-up to women ...Wales TUC Congress pass motions to improve maternity services and health inequalities
Representatives at the Wales Trade Union Congress (TUC) have voted for action against health inequalities in maternity and to improve workforce wellbeing for maternity staff, from motions proposed by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM).
Midwife and health visitor care continuity takes a step forward
A new toolkit from Public Health England (PHE) to support care continuity and a better and more efficient handover of women’s care between midwives and health visitors has been published this week. The toolkit has been developed with support ...
Enter the RCM Awards 2021
The RCM Awards have been celebrating and rewarding outstanding achievements within the midwifery profession since 2004. The entry deadline for this year’s Awards is 21 May 2021. The 15 categories open for entry this year are:
Midwives leave a mark at 2021 Brit Awards
The Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir joined Rag’n’Bone Man and P!nk to close the Brit Awards ceremony last night with a performance of their charity single Anywhere Away From Here. All the money raised from the single will go to Lewisham and Greenwich ...
Latest MIDIRS packs on COVID-19 and the midwife
Records on the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on midwives, student midwives, maternity support workers and other health care professionals.