on 11 September 2024
A strong RCM delegation made up of midwives, maternity support workers (MSWs) and RCM staff attended the TUC’s Annual Congress in Brighton this week. The RCM used this year’s congress as another opportunity to shine a light on the issues affecting ...
on 28 August 2024
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling on all its members working in the NHS in Scotland to have their say on the pay. The call comes as the RCM opens a three-week consultation with midwives and maternity care assistants in Scotland today.
This ...
on 21 August 2024
After months of waiting RCM members working in the NHS in Scotland have finally been offered an overdue pay increase.
Scotland’s Health Minster Neil Gray yesterday announced the offer of 5.5% which will be backdated to 1 April for all Agenda ...
By What the King's Speech means for RCM members and the women they care for on 17 July 2024
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed elements of The King's Speech today saying it has ‘helpfully unveiled more of the new Government’s direction’. Importantly the RCM says it has signalled updates to trade union legislation that ...
on 01 July 2024
‘I will represent every member no matter their background or their role’ that’s the message from Sophie Russell the new President of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM).
RCM members voted for Sophie to become the newly elected President ...
on 15 May 2024
The NHS Job Evaluation Group is currently consulting on proposed revisions to the job evaluation matching profile for midwifery - bands 4, 5 and 6. This follows calls from the RCM who have highlighted that the current profiles haven’t been reviewed ...
on 15 April 2024
Are you working extra hours without being paid for them? If so, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) wants to know.
This week the RCM is encouraging midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) working in the HSC in Northern Ireland to keep ...
on 08 April 2024
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has described proposals for a separate pay spine just for nurses as ‘divisive and unfair’. The comments come as the RCM submitted its evidence in response to a government consultation on creating a separate ...
on 07 March 2024
‘Invest in job evaluation and make flexible working opportunities a reality for midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs).’ That was the message the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) shared at the TUC Women’s Conference today.
The ...
By Gemma Murphy on 05 March 2024
Are you working additional hours without being paid for them? If so, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) wants to know.
Last year RCM members told us that they had worked 100,000 extra unpaid hours in just one week to help keep NHS maternity ...