By RCM on 17 October 2017
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Labour Ward Leaders programme ‘working together for safer care’ has been shortlisted for a Health Service Journal (HSJ) award.
By RCM on 16 October 2017
Today (Tuesday 16th October) in Wales, The Children’s, Young People and Education Committee have published their latest report ‘Perinatal Mental Health in Wales’.
By RCM on 16 October 2017
New analysis by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has revealed that midwives will be thousands of pounds worse off a year by 2022 despite the Government scrapping the public sector pay cap.
By RCM on 16 October 2017
Today the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published statistics on births, including home births and stillbirth rates. Commenting on the statistics, Louise Silverton, Director for Midwifery at the Royal College of Midwives, said: ...
By RCM on 13 October 2017
A pregnant mother sleeping on her back during late pregnancy may cause problems for the fetus, according to new research published in The Journal of Physiology. This is the first study to monitor unborn babies overnight and at the same time ...
By RCM on 10 October 2017
Jeremy Hunt has confirmed the NHS pay cap has been “scrapped”, but has yet to reveal whether or not midwives and other NHS staff will get pay awards to match rising inflation.
By RCM on 09 October 2017
Today the Welsh Government has published the findings of the ‘Your Birth We Care’ survey. The survey aimed to evaluate women’s views of antenatal services and how current service provisions can prepare women for labour, birth and parenting.
By RCM on 04 October 2017
Today (3rd October 2017) Jeremy Hunt gave a speech at the Conservative party Conference in which he pledged to create additional training posts for student nurses and more flexible working for NHS staff.
By Julie Griffiths on 28 September 2017
There is overwhelming public support for removing the government’s cap on NHS pay according to survey results released today (28 September) by 14 NHS unions.
By RCM on 27 September 2017
The Scottish Government has today (Thursday September 27th) named five Early Adopter Boards that will take forward the early implementation of The Best Start recommendations for maternity and neonatal services.
