Tuesday, 02, Dec 2008 03:58
The Royal College of Midwives is the voice of UK midwifery.
The RCM is the professional association and trade union representing 95% of all the UK’s practising midwives. We are the world’s oldest and largest midwifery organisation. We work to advance the interests of midwives and the midwifery profession and, by doing so, enhance the wellbeing of women, babies and families.
www.rcm.org.uk
The RCM Responds to the East of England’s NHS consultation “Towards the best, together”: Midwives say the best is yet to come - 610 more midwives needed rather than 160 proposed.
The quality of maternity care, overstretched staffing levels and low pay are the issues that most concern midwives, reveals a survey published today (Aug. 11) by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM).