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 ...
By Colin Beesley on 18 October 2022
Support from employers for maternity staff going through the menopause is ‘appallingly neglected’ and urgent improvements are needed says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The call comes as the RCM publishes guidance today for maternity ...
By Colin Beesley on 14 October 2022
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has teamed up with key organisations to provide an information resource for new mothers and families to support a reduction in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The resource - developed in collaboration ...
on 11 October 2022
We are excited to announce the nominations for student midwife elections to the RCM Student Midwife Forum (SMF) open on Monday 10th October 2022. There are 14 seats on the forum in total; two each for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and eight ...
By Gemma Murphy on 07 October 2022
The RCM is urging all members working in the NHS in England and Wales to vote yes to industrial action over pay as it announces the date its official ballot will open.
After members in both countries overwhelmingly rejected their governments’ ...
By Gemma Murphy on 29 September 2022
‘Stand by and get ready to vote on industrial action’ that’s the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Scotland as it formally launches its ballot on industrial action today.
The RCM is recommending that members vote yes to ...
By Colin Beesley on 28 September 2022
Changes to NHS pension contributions for NHS pension scheme members in England and Wales are coming in on 1 October. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is encouraging its midwife and maternity support worker (MSW) members to find out how this ...
on 22 September 2022
RCM members working in the NHS in England and Wales are set to be formally balloted on industrial action over pay.
This follows a consultation in which RCM members overwhelmingly rejected their governments’ pay awards of £1400 for most ...
on 22 September 2022
A new independent maternity working group, one of the key Immediate and Essential Actions (IEAs) from the Ockenden review of maternity safety, has met for the first time. The group, which is co-chaired by Gill Walton, Chief Executive of the ...
on 21 September 2022
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed the decision by NHS England to remove all targets for the implementation of midwifery continuity of carer. The decision, which is effective immediately, is being communicated to the system ...