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High Court upholds NMC’s decision on indemnity

14 December 2017 A senior High Court judge has upheld the NMC’s decision that the indemnity arrangement previously relied upon by some midwife members of Independent Midwives UK (IMUK) was inappropriate.

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• • Midwives Magazine
  • Independent Midwives
  • NHS

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The big story: Blurred lines

17 November 2017 Women have always been able to hire independent midwives and give birth in private hospitals. But now they are increasingly hiring non-NHS midwives to give birth on NHS premises.

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• • NMC - Nursing and Midwifery Council
  • Independent Midwives
  • Indemnity

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RCM Statement on NMC decision on indemnity cover for IMUK midwives

17 January 2017 It is true that midwives who cannot access adequate indemnity can continue to work either in the NHS or with small groups of midwives who have adequate insurance cover. It is however clear that the affordability of adequate indemnity insurance ...

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• • NHS England
  • One to One Midwives
  • Independent Midwives
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Lessons to be learnt says RCM on One to One Midwives collapse investigation announcement

09 October 2019 An independent investigation into the collapse of the One to One Midwives company will be commissioned by NHS England and NHS Improvement North West Region. The investigation follows a call by the Royal College of Midwives for an investigation ...