19 December 2018
In October 2018 we sought views from across our membership on our proposal to launch an RCM BME Network to complement our existing range of RCM Networks and to take our equalities strategy forward.
19 April 2017
Today, NHS England has published its Workforce Race Equality Standard 2016 report. The report finds that staff from a BME (black and minority ethnic) background are still significantly more likely to experience discrimination at work from ...
07 April 2017
Bullying and harassment of BME NHS staff is the focus of a Royal College of Midwives (RCM) motion at the TUC Black Workers’ Conference starting today. The RCM will also be supporting a motion by the union Prospect on the under-representation ...
07 April 2017
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has published findings exploring the progress and outcomes of black and minority ethnic (BME) nurses and midwives going through the fitness to practise (FTP) process. Key findings within the report ...
24 October 2019
A midwife was amongst five outstanding healthcare professionals who where today inducted as scholars into this year’s prestigious Mary Seacole awards
This afternoon their work was recognised for being innovative, diverse and will go towards ...
29 July 2020
The Royal College of Midwives has welcomed the start of a major study on the impact of COVID-19 on black, Asian and minority ethnic healthcare workers, launched today. The research, which is led by Leicester University, will follow healthcare ...
21 October 2020
We must drive out any discrimination against black, Asian, and other minority ethnic (BAME) midwives and nurses, says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), welcoming a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) report.
16 October 2020
Most maternity services are delivering safe, high quality care says the Royal College of Midwives responding to the publication of the CQC State of Care report. The CQC report highlighted that 1 in 4 maternity services required improvement ...
30 July 2020
We need to see the ambitious proposals become a reality on the ground say the Royal College of Midwives, welcoming the new NHS People Plan.
16 July 2020
The Royal College of Midwives has called on NHS organisations to break the burnout cycle and support maternity staff better. The call comes following a report from the Society of Occupational Medicine today on the mental health and wellbeing ...
