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The Health Foundation has £1.7m available for up to 23 clinical teams in the latest round of its Innovating for Improvement programme.Midwives need the time to take up ‘funding boost’ offer for further education and training says RCM
The Government announced yesterday a ‘funding boost’. This includes support for further education and training for midwives and nurses. This includes funding for a £1,000 personal development budget for every nurse, midwife and allied ...Welcome step forward says RCM on new programme for maternity leadership training
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed an announcement by Patient Safety Minister Nadine Dorries that a programme of funding for maternity leadership training will be rolled out later this year. The £500,000 fund for training ...
Midwives wish for well-led, well-resourced maternity services for the New Year
Well-led, well-resourced maternity services are at the top of midwives’ wish list for the coming year. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has set out its stall for a safe 2021, where pregnant women receive care in well-funded maternity services ...
RCM calls for rapid rollout of new Northern Ireland perinatal mental health service
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has called for the rapid rollout of a new community service for pregnant and postnatal women with mental health problems, following the announcement last night by Health Minister Robin Swann.Targeted action needed to retain and recruit midwifery educators says RCM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today called for more investment and support for midwifery educators, as a new survey revealed less than a quarter (24%) felt there were enough staff in their educational organisation to enable them to ...
RCM welcomes more maternal mental health services for new and expectant mums
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed an announcement from NHS England of more maternal mental health services for new and expectant mothers. The investment is part of the NHS Long Term Plan and will see 26 newly dedicated hubs being ...
Pregnant women need more mental health support says RCM
More investment and training are needed to enable midwives and maternity support workers (MSW) to offer better mental health support for women throughout pregnancy and postnatally, says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) publishing updated ...RCM calls for ‘a decent pay deal’ amid staffing shortages, fears for safety low morale and burnout
Eight out of 10 (83%) Royal College of Midwives (RCM) members say they do not feel their maternity service has the right number of staff to operate safely, with a further 71% of members considering leaving the profession for good. These latest ...