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Influencing

State of NHS buildings holding back improvements in maternity care

on 14 April 2021 Leading health organisations including the Royal College of Midwives have called for upgrades to England’s NHS maternity service buildings to improve care for women and conditions for staff in a letter to Health Minister Nadine Dorries today.

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• • Midwives
  • RCM
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  • RCM Annual Midwifery Awards

Influencing

RCM Excellence in Bereavement Care award for Southampton Midwives

By RCM Excellence in Bereavement Care award for Southampton Midwives on 06 May 2020 Two bereavement midwives from Southampton University Trust have been recognised by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) with a national award for Excellence in Bereavement Care. Linsi Imber & Kirsty Brown who also work clinically as midwives ...

Media releases

• • Bereavement Care
  • Midwives
  • NHS

Supporting

RCM joins calls for roll out of trial project delivering better bereavement care

on 10 May 2019 Today (Friday, 10th May 2019) a report has been published on the National Bereavement Care Pathway (NBCP), a project to improve the quality of care that bereaved families receive when their baby dies.

Media releases

• • Sands
  • Bereavement Care
  • Neonatal Care

Influencing

RCM comments on Sands/Bliss bereavement care report

on 10 December 2018 A report - Audit of Bereavement Care Provision in UK Neonatal Units (2018) - published today by charities Sands and Bliss says that most services lack sufficient specialist staffing input and appropriate facilities to support grieving ...

Media releases

• • Maternity Services
  • Sands
  • Bereavement Care
  • RCM Annual Midwifery Awards

Influencing

Midwife from North Middlesex University Hospital wins RCM and Sands award for excellence in bereavement care

By RCM on 09 March 2018 A midwife from North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust in London has won a prestigious award for her bereavement care service.