Last August, Birthrights, the President of the RCM, and others wrote to the National Maternity Review team stating our belief that “safe maternity care is contingent on respectful care” and asking Baroness Cumberlege to put human rights at the centre of the Review process.
On the 17th October, the Department of Health launched a Maternity Safety Action Plan. We believe as strongly as ever, that the roll out of a human rights framework in maternity care needs to be the touchstone of that Plan. The good news is that Birthrights training is eligible for funding from the £8m Maternity Safety Training Fund that will make £40-£80k available to each Trust to enable them to implement the Maternity Safety Action Plan. So if you are interested in Birthrights training, this is a great opportunity. You can find full details of our one-day “Creating a Safe Maternity Culture” course here. Do get in touch with us as soon as possible at info@birthrights.org.uk to check availability.
More information on the Fund itself can be found here. The deadline for applications is the 18th November.