AIMS has campaigned for improvements to the maternity services in the UK since 1960.
We campaign at national level for a maternity system that is safe, personalised and equitable. To achieve this, we call for a system that is physiology-informed by design, where all staff respect women’s rights, listen to their concerns and wishes, and support their informed decision-making, and which is underpinned by full-pathway, community-based Continuity of Carer for all.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (the NMC) has been consulting on proposed changes to its education standards, including “whether education standards… Read more…
AIMS was consulted in our Stakeholder Council role, as part of wider consultation. If you have any queries about the setting up of the taskforce, you… Read more…
NHS workforce planning needs to be fit for the maternity service The current system of NHS workforce planning in England is not delivering a safe, per… Read more…
AIMS has submitted an organisational response to the Government's Change NHS consultation. This sets out the key improvements to the maternity service… Read more…
Find submission on UK Parliament webite https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/129150/pdf Introduction AIMS (Association for Improvements in… Read more…
Introduction to AIMS and why AIMS is making a submission Since 1960, AIMS has been the leading advocate for improvements in UK maternity care. We have… Read more…
AIMS is proud to be supporting the RCM's Research Prioritisation project as a Project Partner and with one of our volunteers on the Steering Group www… Read more…
AIMS submitted comments on the draft NICE Guideline update on Intrapartum care for healthy women and babies in May 2023. You can read our comments her… Read more…
The draft document can be found here General comments: The comments form is online only and cannot be downloaded. This makes it very difficult for con… Read more…
As part of its non-inquiry work, the Health and Social Care Select Committee have established a panel to conduct an evaluation of the Government's com… Read more…
AIMS has responded to the call for evidence to inform the Government’s Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy 2021 to 2024 Violence Against… Read more…
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) recently launched a public consultation on the draft of a new leaflet which they plan to… Read more…
AIMS' statement to the independent investigation into the issues and sequence of events which led to the cessation of community maternity services pro… Read more…
AIMS' evidence to the Health and Social Care Select Committee - Safety of Maternitys Services in England In July 2020, the UK Parliament's Health and… Read more…
AIMS' evidence to the Health and Social Care Select Committee On April 22, the UK Parliament's Health and Social Care Select Committee opened an inqui… Read more…
AIMS welcomes the recent publication of the RCM Clinical Briefing Sheet: ‘freebirth’ or ‘unassisted childbirth’ during the COVID-19 pandemic ( www.rcm… Read more…
On April 9, the NHS published a 'Clinical guide for the temporary reorganisation of intrapartum maternity care during the coronavirus pandemic'. AIMS… Read more…
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) recently launched a public consultation on two draft documents they have produced. Both d… Read more…
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) plays a key role in the ongoing quality assurance and regulation of the maternity services and its staff. Effe… Read more…
AIMS submitted our response to this consultation on 7 May 2019. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) plays a key role in the ongoing quality assura… Read more…
Call for submissions: Mistreatment and violence against women during reproductive health care with a focus on childbirth The mandate of the United Nat… Read more…
AIMS submitted our response to this consultation on the 23 January 2018. A number of regulators, including the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the Prof… Read more…
TRAINING OF SOCIAL WORKERS Memorandum from The Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services to the Select Committee for Children, Schools an… Read more…
SUMMARY As a UK-wide pressure group covering maternity care with nearly 50 years experience, we are particularly interested in the problems of babies… Read more…