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Continuing to campaign for a decent deal and tackling the workforce crisis
We are already a couple of weeks into 2023, and front and centre of my mind - and everyone else’s at the RCM - is continuing the campaign for decent pay and tackling the workforce crisis in the NHS. I know there is lots of frustration that the huge hurdles ...Maternity staffing shortage hitting quality and safety RCM tells politicians
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.RCM Scotland call at STUC Congress for more support for maternity staff suffering workplace stress and burnout
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Scotland is calling for greater support for midwives and maternity support workers facing burnout and ill health because of rising pressures on maternity services. The appeal came in an RCM motion to ...IPPR report warns nation’s health held back by UK economy
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 ...
RCM calls for better support for new midwives to improve retention rates
A call for more and better support for newly qualified midwives (NQM) has come from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in a statement today. This support - called preceptorship – aids the move of NQMs into their first job in midwifery.Funding and staffing must underpin Government’s women’s health strategy says RCM
We must see more investment in NHS maternity services and their staff to support improvements to women’s health and to put their care and needs front and centre says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). This comes as the Government’s first women’s ...RCM calls for improvements in staffing to enable better breastfeeding support
We must see improvements in breastfeeding support for disadvantaged women says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). This comes as new research out today from UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies shows that improving breastfeeding support ...Stalling maternal mortality figures show need for investment in maternity services says RCM
More midwives are needed to support women with complex pregnancies, so they get the best and safest care says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). This comes as new research shows an increased risk of severe sickness and complications in pregnancy ...Removing COVID sickness rules is another kick in the teeth for NHS staff says the RCM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has criticised the Government’s scrapping of sickness rules supporting NHS staff in England who contract COVID-19. Early in the pandemic new rules came in enabling special sick pay and arrangements for ...