on 12 May 2021
Members of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Scotland have voted to accept the Scottish Government’s pay offer to NHS staff which will see the majority of NHS workers receive a 4% pay increase.
The negotiated offer is ‘significant and ...
on 11 May 2021
‘A renewed maternity strategy for Northern Ireland, grows more urgent with every passing day.’ That is the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it calls for a new strategy to be developed since the current one ended three years ...
on 07 May 2021
Six midwives had an International Day of the Midwife (IDM) treat this week when they had a private audience with the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Patron, Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal at St James’s Palace.
on 07 May 2021
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and have today expressed concern that pregnant women invited for vaccination are still struggling to access the right COVID vaccine for ...
on 05 May 2021
Investing in midwives also means investing in their pay, says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as the College and its members celebrate International Day of the Midwife (IDM) tomorrow (5 May).
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The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed guidance from NHS England containing key actions for NHS trusts to enable pregnant women to have a partner, family or friends with them at all stages of their maternity care while ensuring everyone ...
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has sought to reassure its members, healthcare workers and vulnerable pregnant women following the news that people under 30 are to be offered an alternative to the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine.
on 31 March 2021
Today the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has set out clear intentions and actions to address recommendations from the interim Ockenden review into maternity failings at Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Foundation Trust.
The RCM says the Ockenden ...
on 26 March 2021
NHS staff in the rest of the UK will be “bewildered” as they contrast the pay offer in Scotland with plans for the rest of the UK, the 14 NHS unions have told the Prime Minister.
The RCM together with representatives of 1.3 million NHS workers ...
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Scotland has secured an offer of a 4% pay increase for midwives and maternity support workers in Scotland.
Crucially the RCM says the Government has agreed to backdate the pay increase to 1 December ...