Media releases

Media releases

• • RCM
  • Midwifery
  • Student midwives
  • Student attrition
  • Bursaries and Scholarships
  • Government

Influencing

Health unions call on Matt Hancock to recognise student contribution and abolish tuition fees

on 06 May 2020 Four leading unions have called on the Health Secretary to recognise the significant contribution by – and disruption to - nursing, midwifery and allied healthcare students during the current crisis by abolishing tuition fees and reimbursing ...

Media releases

• • Midwives
  • RCM
  • Student midwives
  • Student attrition
  • SMF - Student Midwives Forum
  • Bursaries and Scholarships
  • Government

Influencing

RCM responds to financial support for student midwives in Budget

By RCM responds to financial support for students in Budget on 11 March 2020 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has responded to the financial arrangements for student midwives in today’s Budget.

Media releases

• • Midwives
  • RCM
  • Maternity Services
  • NHS Staff
  • Staffing Levels
  • Midwifery
  • Student midwives
  • Student attrition
  • SMF - Student Midwives Forum
  • TUC

Influencing

RCM calls for urgent review of financial support for student midwives  

By  RCM calls for urgent review of financial support for student midwives   on 06 March 2020 Today the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) will call for an urgent review of financial support for student midwives at the TUC’s Women’s Conference. In 2017 student midwives lost their bursary and started getting billed for full university ...

Media releases

• • Student midwives
  • Student attrition
  • Bursaries and Scholarships
  • Midwife Shortage
  • Maternity Unit Closures
  • Maternal Mental health
  • Perinatal Mental Health
  • Brexit

Influencing

Midwives welcome Labour commitment for more midwives

on 13 November 2019 The Shadow Secretary of State for Health Johnathan Ashworth today launched the Labour 'NHS Rescue Plan'. Speaking at the launch of the plan he used the closure of a maternity unit because of a shortage of midwives to confirm that Labour would ...

Media releases

• • Bursaries and Scholarships
  • Student midwives
  • Student attrition

Influencing

RCM welcomes Wales student midwife bursary announcement

on 19 June 2019 Today the Welsh Government has announced that it will maintain bursaries for those electing to study an eligible health related programme, including midwifery. This arrangement is intended to be in place for those electing to study an eligible ...