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Top midwife hails 'extraordinary' NHS maternity staff
NHS England’s head midwife has praised the ‘extraordinary’ role of midwives who have helped with the births of more than 50 million babies over the last seven decades.
Government promises £760m to modernise NHS
The funding, announced today (28 March), will be shared across 40 NHS hospitals in England to create new buildings, wards and beds.Gap between ambition and reality on the ground says RCM on NHS Long Term Plan
Today the Government has published its Long Term Plan for the NHS in England. Commenting on the NHS Long Term Plan, Gill Walton, Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives, said: “It is very encouraging to see maternity ...RCM supports NHS Volunteer Charter
A pioneering charter showing how volunteers can make a valuable contribution to the NHS in England is being launched today (Thursday 4th April) by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), other health unions and Helpforce. The aim is to ensure ...
Valentine’s Day sees conception rate rise
NHS figures show a jump in pregnancies as a result of a rise in conception rates around Valentine’s Day – 14 February.
NHS staff survey results revealed
The findings from NHS England’s NHS Staff Survey 2017 are ‘challenging’, according to NHS Employers.NHS must learn from mistakes says RCM on new report
The government must do more to coordinate its efforts to establish a culture of open-minded learning and investigation within the NHS in England, says the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee in a report - Will the ...RCM welcomes new midwifery supervision model in England
Today NHS England has written to every midwife outlining the new model of midwifery supervision. The full model will be published on the 1st April this year. Commenting on the new model, Cathy Warwick, Chief Executive of the Royal College of ...Women must be at heart of care says RCM on new continuity of carer in maternity services guidance
Today NHS England has published guidance on continuity of carer in maternity services. This is the woman seeing the same midwife, or small group midwives throughout pregnancy, during the labour and birth and after the baby is born.