02 June 2017
Breastfeeding after a caesarean section may help manage pain, with mothers who breastfed their babies for at least 2 months after the operation three times less likely to experience persistent pain compared to those who breastfed for less ...
28 July 2017
Maternity services at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have become the latest trust in England to sign up to The Royal College of Midwives (RCMs) health and well being campaign, Caring for You.
27 July 2017
A report* released today by Audit Scotland has said that Scotland’s government and health boards have failed to plan effectively for long-term staffing challenges.
18 July 2017
Today (Wednesday 19th of July) The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has published a new report entitled; Every mother must get the help they need*.
17 July 2017
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today launched its ‘Fair Pay Overdue’ campaign. This calls on the Government to end pay restraint in the NHS and commit to fully fund a pay rise for midwives, maternity support workers and other NHS staff.
27 September 2017
The Scottish Government has today (Thursday September 27th) named five Early Adopter Boards that will take forward the early implementation of The Best Start recommendations for maternity and neonatal services.
31 October 2017
“The relationships we form in the workplace are the key to safety in our maternity services”, the comment came from The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) new Chief Executive Gill Walton in her opening address to delegates at RCM’s Annual Conference ...
27 October 2017
NHS spending on midwifery agency, bank staff and overtime in the UK has reached over £97 million in 2016 says a report published today by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM).
17 October 2017
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Labour Ward Leaders programme ‘working together for safer care’ has been shortlisted for a Health Service Journal (HSJ) award.
