By Director Employment Relations Alice Sorby on 31 May 2022
Following latest announcements on the NHS mileage scheme and the rising cost of fuel and living, the Royal College of Midwives’ (RCM) Director of Employment Relations Alice Sorby shares what this will mean for members in England and how the ...
By Executive Director of Trade Union Suzanne Tyler on 25 May 2022
As the TUC rally draws near, Executive Director of Trade Union Suzanne Tyler shares the five key focuses on the RCM trade union side of action in her latest blog. With a call for collaboration, solidarity and equality, Suzanne encourages member ...
By Head of Health and Social Policy Sean O'Sullivan on 25 May 2022
Last week the RCM’s Head of Health and Social Policy Sean O’Sullivan joined a Labour Party roundtable discussion with Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting to highlight the invaluable contribution midwives have ...
Appropriate fetal monitoring during labour and birth is vital for the health and wellbeing of mother and baby alike. For Monitoring May, midwife and founder of the National Fetal Monitoring network Sarah Blackwell outlines the activities ...
This week I formally took over as the Executive Director for the Trade Union at the RCM. Jon Skewes, who has been a force for building the RCM into a strong and progressive trade union, able to punch above our weight with employers, policy makers ...
By Lesley Wood, Health and Safety Advisor on 29 April 2022
Chronic staff shortages, unrelenting workloads, extended shifts, missed breaks and poor culture – work-related stress issues can have a scarring effect to overall mental and physical health. It can also seriously affect the quality and ...
By Suzanne Tyler, Executive Director of Service to Members on 29 April 2022
This week I formally took over as the Executive Director for the Trade Union at the RCM. Jon Skewes, who has been a force for building the RCM into a strong and progressive trade union, able to punch above our weight with employers, policy makers ...
By RCM Research Advisors Jenny Cunningham and Jude Field
Last month the RCM held its first combined Education and Research conference. Members from across the UK came to take part in an excellent range of presentations, panel discussions and workshops, and to share their own knowledge and experiences ...
By RCM Research Fellow Juliet Rayment
The language we use – whether in clinical notes or with the women and families in our care – matters. For the past few months, RCM Research Fellow Juliet Rayment has been working on a project to find a shared vocabulary around labour and birth. Here ...
By Job Evaluation Group Representative Ann Fordham
For over a decade, the RCM has been telling successive Health Secretaries that there is a midwifery staffing crisis. The Ockenden Review has drawn a direct correlation between staff shortages and safety shortcomings. Sean O’Sullivan, the ...