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RCM joins rally to protect midwives right to strike
Members and staff of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) will take to the streets this weekend to join the TUC’s Protect the Right to Strike march and rally in Cheltenham. The Government’s Strikes (Minimum Services Levels) Act is, according ...
Everyone has a part to play in stopping racism in the NHS, says RCM
Racism has no place in the NHS in Scotland or anywhere else and it’s everyone’s job, including midwives, to help eradicate it wherever it rears its ugly head, says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The RCM is calling on its members in Scotland ...RCM expresses concern at ‘huge drop’ in number of applications to study midwifery
The number of students applying to study midwifery in the UK has dropped by a fifth, according to the latest UCAS figures, raising concerns about future workforce planning.
More midwives needed to support women with infant feeding choices says RCM
Women need better support to make infant feeding choices and that means addressing the serious midwife shortage. That’s the view of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) responding to a Lancet series on formula milk advertising published today. Formula ...
RCM members in Wales vote yes to industrial action
Sending a clear and defiant message to the Welsh Government, Royal College of Midwives (RCM) members in Wales have voted yes to industrial action over pay. The result follows a ballot of eligible RCM members in Wales that closed yesterday. An ...Statement from the IMWG in response to the East Kent Independent Report Reading the Signals
The Independent Maternity Working Group (IMWG) was commissioned by the DHSC and NHSE at the end of August 2022 to advise and support the Maternity Transformation Programme (MTP) around implementation of the Immediate and Essential Actions ...One month on: RCM sets out its next steps following the Kirkup report
When Dr Bill Kirkup’s report, Reading the signals - Maternity and neonatal services in East Kent, was published in October this year, it made for sobering reading for anyone involved in maternity care. What was clear was the systemic challenge ...RCM and Turning the Tide group wins NHS Race Equality Award
The Turning the Tide Oversight Group, in collaboration with the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) took home the NHS Race Equality Award at this year’s Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards for promoting equity in career development for Black, ...Statement on Chancellor’s commitment to recruit 2,000 more midwives
Following today’s Autumn Statement, the Royal College of Midwives has given a cautious welcome to the commitment by the Government to recruit 2,000 more midwives in England.