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RCM launches five-year vision for midwifery profession in Scotland
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RCM launches five-year vision for midwifery profession in Scotland

on 25 August 2022 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Scotland has launched a five-year plan to ensure all midwives, maternity support workers (MSWs) and maternity care assistants (MCAs) feel valued and can deliver the highest standard of care to women and ...
Scottish midwives say yes to ballot on industrial action
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Scottish midwives say yes to ballot on industrial action

on 12 August 2022 Midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) working in the NHS in Scotland have overwhelmingly rejected the Scottish Government’s pay offer of 5%. In the highest ever turnout for an RCM pay consultation in Scotland, almost 90 percent ...
England birth rate rise: 10,000 reasons why investment in maternity services is urgently needed says RCM
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England birth rate rise: 10,000 reasons why investment in maternity services is urgently needed says RCM

on 09 August 2022 As new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show a significant rise in births in England, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has renewed its call for greater investment in maternity services and staff.
RCM launches consultation with members to gauge appetite for industrial action over pay
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RCM launches consultation with members to gauge appetite for industrial action over pay

on 01 August 2022 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today launched a formal consultation of its members in England and Wales to gauge their appetite for industrial action following the below inflation pay award. The College says it wants to know what ...
Government must act now and invest in England’s NHS maternity services and staff says the RCM as ‘crisis’ looms
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Government must act now and invest in England’s NHS maternity services and staff says the RCM as ‘crisis’ looms

on 25 July 2022 The Government must act now to stop England’s maternity services spiralling into an ever-worsening crisis says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). This comes as the Health and Social Care Select Committee’s Expert Panel - to which the RCM ...
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Midwife numbers now lower than at the last general election says RCM

By RCM on 26 May 2022 New monthly NHS workforce figures for England analysed by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have revealed that the number of midwives in England is now lower than at the time of the last general election. These latest figures are in fact ...
‘Improving pay part of solution to recruitment and retention crisis,’ RCM tells Pay Review Body
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‘Improving pay part of solution to recruitment and retention crisis,’ RCM tells Pay Review Body

By RCM on 05 April 2022 Failing to deliver a decent, inflation-proof pay award will speed up the recruitment and retention crisis in maternity services. That’s the stark warning of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it gives oral evidence to the NHS Pay Review ...
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