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RCM joins rally to protect midwives right to strike
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RCM joins rally to protect midwives right to strike

By Gemma Murphy on 24 January 2024 Members and staff of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) will take to the streets this weekend to join the TUC’s Protect the Right to Strike march and rally in Cheltenham. The Government’s Strikes (Minimum Services Levels) Act is, according ...
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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 ...
‘Midwives and Maternity Support Workers have every right to strike’ say RCM
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‘Midwives and Maternity Support Workers have every right to strike’ say RCM

on 09 December 2023 Midwives and Maternity Support Workers (MSW’s) have every right to strike – that’s the message coming from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) at the TUC Special Congress. Speaking at the Special Congress RCM’s General Secretary Gill ...
RCM learning rep scoops TUC award
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RCM learning rep scoops TUC award

on 27 September 2023 A midwife and RCM learning representative has won a TUC award for her work supporting members at the TUC Congress Awards ceremony on 10 September. Afshan Ali received the TUC Union Learning Rep Award for making sure that all the learning needs ...
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RCM call for government to ensure maternity is key plank of women’s health strategy

on 25 July 2023 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has called on the Government to ensure that maternity care is central to its women’s health strategy, following the announcement last week of several new measures aimed at improving women’s health
RCM calls for better support for disabled NHS staff in TUC motion
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RCM calls for better support for disabled NHS staff in TUC motion

on 12 July 2023 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) says a change is needed urgently in how funds for reasonable adjustments for disabled NHS staff are allocated at Trust level. In a motion – presented by RCM member Mandi Masters - to the TUC Disabled Workers ...
More flexible working vital to stop staff flight from NHS says RCM
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More flexible working vital to stop staff flight from NHS says RCM

on 19 October 2022 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling for more flexible working in the NHS to boost retention of midwives, maternity support workers (MSW) and other staff. This comes in an RCM motion to the TUC Congress today. Staff are leaving the NHS ...
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