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Maternity support worker from Birmingham ‘one of the best in the country’ says RCM
A maternity support worker (MSW) from Birmingham has won the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Maternity Support Worker of the Year award, for her work on infant feeding.
London midwives who started ‘ground-breaking’ training for colleagues win coveted RCM award
A team of midwives and physiotherapists from London who organised ground-breaking training for colleagues to support new mothers with physiotherapy has won a national award from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). Midwives Monica Franklin ...
Midwives on the register doesn’t mean midwives in post, says RCM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has warned the Government that now is not the time for complacency in tackling the chronic shortage of midwives in England. While new figures published by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) show more ...‘Urgent action needed’ to reduce Black and Asian stillbirths and neonatal deaths, says RCM
The highest stillbirth rates continue to impact black and Asian women and those living in the most deprived communities where social inequalities are entrenched. That’s according to the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it responds to the ...Staff shortages adversely impacts quality of care and staff wellbeing
RCM delegates at this week’s TUC Women’s Conference have called on our sister unions to back a campaign to ensure that maternity workforce planning is based on the needs of women, babies and families and that this should be reinforced with a national ...Midwifery apprentices: celebrating the first of many
Last week we joined fellow RCM colleagues and RCM Chief Executive Gill Walton to attend a landmark celebration at the University of Greenwich. We were there to celebrate graduation of the first three-year midwifery degree apprentices in world, ...
Raising your voice: Why the RCM Board elections matter
As ballot papers for the RCM Board elections begin to land on doormats, Giuseppe Labriola reflects on his time as Chair – and issues a call to action to all RCM members.Improving equality, diversity and inclusion – an NHS plan
As NHS England launches its Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Improvement Plan, RCM’s Director of Employment Relations Alice Sorby shares why this is important to have as she shares concerning statistics from recent surveys and research ...
Implementation of non-pay elements of 2023 deal secured for Scotland members
In a significant win for its members in Scotland the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has announced that its secured agreement and implementation of outstanding non pay elements of the 2023 negotiations. RCM calls for a reduction in the working ...