By RCM on 05 April 2018
There has been a 35 percent (35%) drop in the number of applicants to midwifery courses since 2013, that’s according to the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) who have analysed the latest UCAS data on applications to midwifery courses in England.
By RCM on 26 January 2018
‘Too little attention has been given to retaining midwives and nurses in the NHS, which has clearly resulted in more leaving than joining the profession’ say the Health Committee in their latest report published today (Friday January 26th) ...
By RCM on 18 August 2017
New UCAS data has revealed that the number of students on midwifery and nursing degree courses is down 8 percent, that’s according to a report by the Health Service Journal (HSJ).
By RCM on 01 August 2017
Today (Tuesday August 1st) the Government will officially axe bursaries and introduce full tuition fees for midwifery and healthcare courses.
By RCM on 25 January 2017
Today Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish First Minister has announced an increase in the number of student midwives in training for the next year, protection for student midwife and nurse bursaries, free tuition fees for student midwives and nurses, ...
By RCM on 19 December 2016
Applications for midwifery, nursing degrees and other allied health university courses have fallen by over twenty percent in England.
By RCM on 09 December 2016
Today the Welsh Government has announced that it will maintain bursaries for those electing to study an eligible health related programme, including midwifery. This arrangement is intended to be in place for the 2017/18 cohort only, while ...
