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‘Ludicrous’ says RCM that midwives still paying Immigration Health Surcharge
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today expressed its anger and frustration that, six weeks on from the Prime Minister promising that NHS staff from overseas would be exempt from the Immigration Health Surcharge, they are still paying ...
RCM letter to The Times responding to Times column on COVID rules and pregnancy
In her column yesterday, Alice Thomson painted a picture that few women who have given birth over the past six months would recognise.RCM calls for pandemic lessons to be learnt
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling for lessons to be learned from the pandemic as the country enters the second phase, responding to a report from the Health and Social Care Committee.Seven out of 10 midwives experience abuse from women and partners during pandemic, says RCM
Seven out of 10 midwives have experienced abuse from pregnant women, their partners and families due to changes to attendance rules during the pandemic, according to a survey by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). Changes have been introduced ...Fears for maternity as staffing shortages hit safety and morale says RCM
The safety of maternity services is under serious threat, according to a new survey by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The survey found that eight out of 10 midwives (83%) do not believe their NHS Trust or Board has enough staff to operate ...Leading Royal Colleges call to end scourge of domestic violence
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), have today issued a call to end the ‘scourge’ of domestic abuse in the UK, which affects a quarter of women and is more likely to begin and worsen ...RCM Scotland calls for resources to be targeted at most vulnerable pregnant women
We must target resources towards Scotland’s most vulnerable pregnant women says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) responding to new Scottish hospital birth statistics. The RCM also says a national effort is needed to tackle deprivation ...We must keep the momentum going says the RCM on stillbirths fall
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) says that efforts to keep driving down stillbirth rates must continue, as new figures show a continued fall this year.Welcome step forward says RCM on new programme for maternity leadership training
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed an announcement by Patient Safety Minister Nadine Dorries that a programme of funding for maternity leadership training will be rolled out later this year. The £500,000 fund for training ...