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• • Education
  • Midwife Training
  • Funding
  • NHS Funding
  • Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

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Midwives need the time to take up ‘funding boost’ offer for further education and training says RCM

04 September 2019 The Government announced yesterday a ‘funding boost’. This includes support for further education and training for midwives and nurses. This includes funding for a £1,000 personal development budget for every nurse, midwife and allied ...

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• • Maternity Services
  • Midwives
  • NHS
  • Student midwives
  • Bursaries and Scholarships
  • Midwifery
  • Midwife Training

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‘RCM welcomes Government announcement of financial grant for student midwives’

16 December 2019 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed the Prime Ministers announcement that all student midwives on courses in England from September 2020 will receive a £5,000 year grant for every year they are studying. The reintroduction ...

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• • RCM
  • Maternity Services
  • Covid-19
  • Student midwives
  • Midwife Training
  • Education
  • Bursaries and Scholarships

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Debt, dole, worry: Student midwives facing triple whammy threat   

07 October 2020 Many student midwives are struggling under the weight of financial concerns, poor mental health and an unpredictable job market, according to new findings by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM).

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• • RCM
  • NHS Staff
  • Midwives
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers
  • Pregnancy
  • Student midwives
  • SMF - Student Midwives Forum
  • Midwifery
  • Midwife Training
  • Newly Qualified Midwives
  • NHS
  • Brexit

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‘RCM responds to Conservative Party Manifesto’

26 November 2019 The Conservative party have published their manifesto for the upcoming 2019 General Election. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have welcomed the Conservatives commitment to make the ‘NHS the best place in the world to give birth’.

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• • RCM Scotland
  • NHS Scotland
  • Scotland
  • NHS Funding
  • Scottish Government
  • Scottish Maternity Services
  • Midwifery Continuity of Carer - MCOC
  • Student midwives
  • Midwife Shortage
  • Midwife Training

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‘Significant concern’ says RCM Scotland on NHS midwifery vacancy stats

04 December 2019 ISD Scotland has published statistics on NHS midwifery and other staff vacancies in Scotland. The statistics show an increase of 26.5% in midwifery and nursing vacant posts from September 2018 to September 2019.

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• • Midwives
  • RCM
  • RCM Member
  • Maternity Services
  • RCM Education
  • Midwifery Workforce
  • Learning
  • Government
  • Department of Health
  • Midwifery
  • Midwifery Training Places
  • Midwife Training

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Training standards must be built upon, not compromised, says RCM

09 February 2020 The Department of Health & Social Care has today (9 February 2020) announced plans to develop flexible training pathways for medical professionals.

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• • Midwives
  • RCM
  • Safety
  • Safe high quality care
  • Maternity Services
  • RCM Member
  • Student midwives
  • Midwifery
  • NMC - Nursing and Midwifery Council
  • Midwife Training
  • Midwifery Workforce
  • Midwifery Training Places

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RCM supports calls for retired and student midwives to join midwifery workforce

19 March 2020 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is supporting emergency moves to expand the maternity workforce in light of the current coronavirus crisis. Under new measures just introduced by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), midwives who have ...

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• • Midwives
  • RCM
  • Maternity Services
  • NHS Staff
  • Midwifery
  • NHS
  • NHS Wales
  • NHS England
  • PHE - Public Health England
  • RCM Northern Ireland
  • coronavirus
  • Safety
  • Midwife Training

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Protection is more than just PPE – RCM calls on NHS employers to offer proper training and support to those working in maternity services

08 April 2020 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is today calling on NHS Trusts and Boards to provide better support to maternity staff after a survey revealed that nearly a third of midwives had received no advice or training they need to care for women with ...

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• • Midwives
  • RCM
  • Midwifery
  • Women
  • Maternity Services
  • Pregnancy
  • Leadership
  • Safe high quality care
  • CQC - Care Quality Commission
  • RCM CEO
  • Safety
  • NHS Staff
  • Staffing Levels
  • Midwife Training
  • Learning

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RCM responds to CQC report on East Kent Maternity services  

28 May 2020 Safety must be an absolute priority and combined with effective leadership be the basis for which all maternity care is delivered. That’s the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it responds to the Care Quality Commission (CQC) ...