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Flexible working updates come on stream
More flexible working for midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) is crucial to ensuring maternity services retain and recruit staff said the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). It comes as improved flexible working Agenda for Change ...
We must get workforce planning rights says RCM submitting evidence to workforce consultation
Safe maternity care can only be achieved if we get the long-term maternity workforce planning right, says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). It comes as the RCM submitted its response to a Health Education England (HEE) workforce Call for ...
RCM warns measures to relieve pressures may put safety at risk
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has warned that measures to reduce pressure on maternity services are putting safety at risk. In a letter to Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent, Chief Midwifery Officer at NHS England, the RCM acknowledges the effectiveness ...
RCM launches pay survey for members in England and Wales
Today the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has launched a pay survey for members in England and Wales to gauge its members’ views on the recent pay settlement.
Must be no corners cut says RCM as working restrictions for staff advised to self-isolate eased
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has said that service user and staff safety must be the top priority, following the easing of restrictions preventing NHS staff and other key workers from working if they have been close to someone with COVID-19.
RCM members tell NHS Pay Review Body why they deserve a decent pay rise
Today the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) led a delegation, including a midwife and a maternity support worker, to give evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body (PRB) about how 10 years of pay restraint has impacted them and their maternity colleagues ...RCM’s Race Matters programme enters next phase
The Royal College of Midwives’ flagship programme to tackle racism in maternity services is entering its next phase. Nine months on from the launch of Race Matters, the College is looking to deepen its understanding of the experiences of Black, ...NHS staff survey calls for improvement on work-related stress
The recently published NHS Staff Survey reveals that overall quality of care and staff happiness has improved over the year, however, there is still more to be done on midwives’ work-related stress, as well as harassment and discrimination ...