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RCM delegates debate the modern midwife
How has midwifery changed; what will it look like in the future; and what’s the exact impact the media has, given the big part they play in how midwives are portrayed?Scotland’s midwives under growing pressure as vacancies rise and complex pregnancies increase
Scotland is seeing increasing obesity levels and age of mothers in pregnancy and a big rise in midwifery vacancies. This means demands on Scottish maternity services are increasing says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Scotland in a new ...Chair of the Maternity Transformation Programme says not enough midwives
Yesterday (22nd March) Sarah-Jane Marsh, chair of the Maternity Transformation Programme, NHS England, speaking at the Westminster Health Forum Keynote Seminar in London, said; ‘We simply do not have enough midwives for the job we are trying ...Simple solution to maternity closures says RCM on IFS study
Today research has been published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies on more complex births and staffing pressures putting strain on maternity services, leading to temporary closures. Commenting, Jon Skewes, Director for Policy, Employment ...‘NHS midwife agency spend could solve midwife shortage’
Last year the NHS spent over £72m on agency, overtime and bank midwives, shows a new report. For the same cost, 3318 full-time midwives could have been employed, solving the current midwife shortage in England, says the RCM.Improving picture but still much to be done says RCM on NMC new midwife statistics
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has published new statistics on the number of nurses and midwives registered to work in the UK. The number of midwives registered to work in the UK continues to rise – with the last five years seeing a modest year ...
‘Eliminate the midwifery shortage’
‘Too little attention has been given to retaining midwives and nurses in the NHS,’ states a new report.
Rise in EU midwives and nurses leaving UK
The latest figures from the NMC show that the number of EU midwives and nurses leaving the register has increased by 29%.
Government promises more midwives
The health and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced a range of measures for England’s maternity services, including a plan to train more than 3000 extra midwives over four years.