on 28 February 2024
‘It’s time for RCM members in Northern Ireland to have their say on pay’. That’s the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it launches its pay consultation.
The proposed pay offer announced earlier this week would see the restoration ...
on 24 January 2024
Below freezing temperatures and snowy conditions did not deter hundreds of RCM members in Northern Ireland from taking to the picket lines last Thursday. Midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) certainly did not allow the weather conditions ...
By Colin Beesley on 20 October 2022
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling on its members in Northern Ireland to make their voices heard over pay. The College is consulting its members in Northern Ireland on whether they are willing to take industrial action over their ...
By Colin Beesley on 27 June 2022
Action is needed from the UK Government and the Northern Ireland Assembly to tackle the cost-of-living crisis hitting the country says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Northern Ireland.
By Colin Beesley on 27 June 2022
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is encouraging more flexible working to support better retention of midwives and maternity support workers (MSW). The RCM statement comes as the NHS Staff Council publish new guidance on flexible working ...
on 22 March 2022
Midwives and maternity support workers in Northern Ireland have told the RCM that that the recent 3% pay award they received was not good enough.
The feedback came following a survey of RCM members in Northern Ireland, with the overwhelming ...
By Gemma Murphy on 03 February 2022
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling on all midwives and maternity support workers in Northern Ireland to have their say on pay as it launches a survey on the recent pay settlement. The views of members are crucial to informing the direction ...
on 01 December 2021
After much delay yesterday Northern Ireland’s Health Minister Robin Swann announced he will finally implement a 3% pay award for RCM members.
The pay increase which was recommended by the NHS Pay Review Body (PRB) sometime ago and is on ...
on 01 April 2021
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has called for more investment in reproductive and sexual health services in Northern Ireland on the back of a new report published today. The report comes one year after abortion regulations came into effect ...
By Hollie Ewers on 29 November 2018
Almost 95% of RCM members in Northern Ireland who responded to a consultation about industrial action, including strike action, over pay conditions have voted in favour.