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RCM calls for urgent Government action on midwifery shortages
A step change is needed from the Government to once and for all end the longstanding and chronic midwifery shortages in England says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM).
Upcoming NHS pension changes will affect retired staff who come back to work in the NHS
Midwives who retire and return from the 1995 section of the NHS Pension scheme in England and Wales will in the future benefit from changes to the 16hr rule. It has been agreed that the process to permanently remove that rule be started. The 16hr ...New competition to capture working in maternity services
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has launched a new photography competition for its members to demonstrate a true picture of working in maternity services in the UK. Midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) are being asked to capture ...
RCM gets behind petition for funded childcare for student midwives
A student midwife and RCM member has issued a clarion call launching a petition for funded childcare for student midwives, nurses, and paramedics. Charlotte Woolsey - a midwifery student at Canterbury Christ Church University - started the ...Join the RCM at London Pride 2022
On 2 July the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) will join the parade at London Pride 2022 and applications are now open for members to march with the RCM and celebrate LGBT+ Pride. London Pride is the UK’s biggest, most diverse Pride, and one ...
RCM raises its voice on pay at regional rallies
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 ...
Staff safety and wellbeing must be at the heart of NHS in Wales says RCM
The health, safety, and wellbeing of maternity staff must be at the heart of pandemic recovery plans in Wales. That was the call from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in its motion to the TUC Congress in Wales this week.2022 Iolanthe Midwifery Trust award winners announced
On International Day of the Midwife (IDM) the Iolanthe Midwifery Trust announced the Iolanthe Award Winners for 2022, celebrating midwives and student midwives who are leading on innovative work to improve maternity care.