on 10 January 2024
Gill Walton spoke to Naga Munchetty about the challenges faced by maternity staff and the impact on safety due to chronic workforce shortages.
As many of us enter a period marked by family, joy and celebration, we should also remember that, for too many people, it will be one where survival is the only objective. The Royal College of Midwives echoes the statement published in The Lancet ...
on 09 December 2023
Midwives and Maternity Support Workers (MSW’s) have every right to strike – that’s the message coming from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) at the TUC Special Congress.
Speaking at the Special Congress RCM’s General Secretary Gill Walton ...
on 06 December 2023
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Scotland has called for all IT systems in Scotland’s NHS to be made neurodiverse friendly. The call comes as the RCM’s attended the STUC Disabled Workers Conference this week.
on 22 November 2023
The RCM’s first standalone student midwife conference took place in Doncaster this week, with students from all over the UK in attendance.
on 05 November 2023
Like the rest of the world, the RCM is deeply saddened by the escalating situation in Israel and Gaza. Midwives and other healthcare workers continue to work tirelessly to support women and children, who yet again have become the victims of a ...