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• • Maternity Services
  • Caring For You campaign

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Guest Blog: It’s time to talk about fatigue

03 September 2019 As the end of the summer approaches, those of us in the business of bringing new life into the world are braced and ready for the one of the busiest times of year. The Office of National Statistics has published data showing that more babies are conceived ...

Events

• • Trade Unions
  • Race matters
  • Equality and Diversity
  • Caring For You campaign

Activists Conference 2021 - virtual

This conference is for all RCM Activists and is a chance to network, learn from your peers and get the latest updates from the RCM.

Branch updates

• • RCM Branches
  • Caring For You campaign
  • Caring For You Charter

Influencing

Scunthorpe and Grimsby branch sign the caring for you charter

12 May 2021 Scunthorpe and Grimsby branch sign the caring for you charter to celebrate IDM

Media releases

• • NHS England
  • Caring For You campaign

Supporting

New NHS plan welcomed but more details needed on maternity services says RCM

30 March 2017 Today NHS England has published the ‘Next Steps on the Five Year Forward View Plan’. This sets out what has been achieved by the NHS so far in the Five Year Forward View and lays out the next steps of the plan.

Media releases

• • Caring For You campaign
  • Education
  • Midwife Shortage

Influencing

Midwifery shortage could get worse, shows survey

28 April 2017 A new survey from the RCM reveals large numbers of midwifery lecturers are on the verge of leaving their jobs.

Media releases

• • Caring For You Charter
  • Caring For You campaign

Supporting

Birmingham Women’s maternity service invests in staff to invest in better care

02 May 2017 Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is working with the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) to enhance the support available for midwives and maternity colleagues.

Media releases

• • Caring For You Charter
  • Caring For You campaign

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UHCW maternity services invest in staff to invest in better care

18 August 2017 University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW) is working with the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) to enhance the support available for midwives and maternity colleagues.

Media releases

• • Maternity Services
  • Caring For You campaign
  • Caring For You Charter

Supporting

‘Maternity services at Harrogate NHS foundation trust sign RCMs Caring for You Charter’

25 October 2016 Harrogate and District Foundation Trust have become the latest trust with Maternity servicer in the North of England to sign The Royal College of Midwives (RCM’s) Caring for You Charter.

Media releases

• • Caring For You campaign
  • NICE - The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
  • Wellbeing Of Women

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RCM comments on NICE draft guidance on Workplace health

28 May 2019 NICE has issued draft guidance on workplace health that focusses on long-term sickness absence and capability to work. This is a partial update to the 2009 guideline on workplace health (PH19). The new recommendations emphasise that health ...

Media releases

• • NHS
  • Caring For You campaign
  • Leadership

Influencing

RCM comments on NHS Interim People Plan

03 June 2019 Today, the Interim NHS People Plan has been published. Commenting on the plan, Gill Walton, Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), said: “We welcome the interim plan as a good basis on which to move forward. ...