23 September 2022
I always enjoyed acute medical nursing and realised that as a practising midwife I would be able to cross over and enjoy both my favourite health interests within this new role.
10 November 2022
Staffing levels in maternity services are at an all-time low, and the number of midwives leaving the profession continues to increase. Understandably, Directors and Heads of Midwifery are looking for new and creative ways to fill their vacancies. ...
17 November 2022
Politics can be dizzying sometimes. Less than two months ago, in late September, Conservative MPs cheered the last Chancellor as he slashed taxes across the board. Today, those same MPs cheered the new Chancellor as he hoicked them back up. ...
25 February 2022
Staffing shortages and underinvestment are hitting the quality and safety of maternity care said the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Chief Executive Gill Walton, speaking to Westminster politicians this week.
17 June 2022
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 ...
30 March 2022
Poor culture and leadership must be addressed if we are to make our maternity services the safest place to give birth. This statement from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) came as the final report of the largest ever review of NHS maternity ...
23 May 2022
Safe and high-quality maternity care is the right of all women but for too many this is not the case because of the colour of their skin says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The RCM statement comes as a report into racial injustice and human ...
07 March 2023
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has expressed its disappointment at the long-awaited Government response to Dr Bill Kirkup’s report into maternity services at East Kent University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The response, delivered ...
24 March 2021
The use of electronic record keeping in maternity must be supported with the right training for staff say the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), publishing new guidance today.
14 May 2024
‘Improving maternity outcomes needs to be everyone’s business. The Government, healthcare leaders and all those working in maternity services need to work together to improve tragic outcomes’. That’s the message the from Royal College ...