1-10 of 64 result(s)
What the King's Speech means for RCM members and the women they care for
Promoting

What the King's Speech means for RCM members and the women they care for

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 ...
RCM to ask members how many extra hours they have worked
Promoting

RCM to ask members how many extra hours they have worked

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 ...
RCM ramps up pay campaign as members give evidence to Pay Review Body
Promoting

RCM ramps up pay campaign as members give evidence to Pay Review Body

on 28 February 2024 Members of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) were in London this week giving oral evidence about the real, lived experience of midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) to the NHS Pay Review Body (PRB). They were joined by RCM’s General ...
Improving pay part of the solution to stem the tide of midwives leaving the NHS says RCM

Improving pay part of the solution to stem the tide of midwives leaving the NHS says RCM

By Gemma Murphy on 14 February 2024 ‘Paying staff fairly and valuing the skilled work they do is an important part of the solution to the maternity staffing crisis.’ That’s the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it submits evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body (PRB) ...
Time for a resolution on pay as Executive returns says RCM
Influencing

Time for a resolution on pay as Executive returns says RCM

By Gemma Murphy on 30 January 2024 ‘Now is the time for a resolution on pay,’ says The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Northern Ireland with the anticipated return of the Executive and an existing commitment from the UK Government on funding for public sector pay. Following ...
RCM comments on Panorama’s ‘Midwives under Pressure’ programme
Promoting

RCM comments on Panorama’s ‘Midwives under Pressure’ programme

on 29 January 2024 Following the broadcast of Panorama - Midwives under Pressure by the BBC, Gill Walton, Chief Executive of The Royal College of Midwives (RCM), said: “The testimonies of the midwives, the women, and their families are heartbreaking and ...
Second strike shows strength of feeling on pay for members in Northern Ireland
Promoting

Second strike shows strength of feeling on pay for members in Northern Ireland

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 ...
Influencing

A Christmas wish: an end to humanitarian catastrophe

As many of us enter a period marked by family, joy and celebration, we should also remember that, for too many people, it will be one where survival is the only objective. The Royal College of Midwives echoes the statement published in The Lancet ...
Top