• Bolton signs up to Royal College of Midwives Caring For You charter
• Commitment is to providing a healthy and safe working environment
• Will help provide an even better environment for women, their babies and loved ones

Bolton’s maternity services have committed to the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Caring For You charter in order to create the best working environment possible.

The charter aims to improve the health, safety and wellbeing of midwives at work so that they are able to provide safe and high-quality maternity care for women, babies and their families.

Janet Cotton, Director of Midwifery at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, said:

We are committed to ensuring a positive working environment for our dedicated midwives and maternity support workers.

“The charter encourages teams to focus on principles such as creating an inclusive culture, safe learning environments, and flexible and innovative working patterns to support effective working within our teams.

“Providing this environment will not only help our staff but also provide the best environment for women, their babies and their loved ones.

“We’re excited about the next steps and the future of maternity services here in Bolton.

The charter commits organisations to:

• Ensuring a positive, inclusive culture where staff feel valued, respected and invested in
• Provide a safe and healthy working environment
• Address inequality, incivility and other negative behaviours
• Nurture staff to be the best they can be
• Work in partnership with the RCM on any issues

Find out more on our website about our maternity services.

Today our maternity services have signed up to the @MidwivesRCM Caring for You charter.

We’re committing to making this the best working environment for our fantastic midwives & maternity support workers. pic.twitter.com/sfYjVDekds

— Bolton NHS Foundation Trust (@boltonnhsft) February 22, 2023