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New staff networks guidance is positive step for employers, unions and NHS says RCM 

01 December 2021 New guidance to help trade unions and employers work better with NHS staff networks has been published and is a positive step forwards says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The guidance has been produced by the NHS Staff Council’s Equality ...

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• • Pay
  • NHS Pay Review Body
  • Pay and Agenda For Change
  • Northern Ireland
  • RCM Northern Ireland
  • Midwives
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers

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Long overdue pay rise finally confirmed for members in Northern Ireland

01 December 2021 After much delay yesterday Northern Ireland’s Health Minister Robin Swann announced he will finally implement a 3% pay award for RCM members. The pay increase which was recommended by the NHS Pay Review Body (PRB) sometime ago and is on par ...

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• • Wales
  • NHS Staff
  • Midwives
  • RCM Wales
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers
  • Consultations
  • Pay and Agenda For Change

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RCM welcomes announcement offer of a pay rise for midwives in Wales

05 July 2018 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today welcomed the announcement by Health Secretary, Vaughan Gething on a new pay offer for midwives, maternity support workers and all other NHS staff in Wales.

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• • RCM Wales
  • Midwives
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers
  • Welsh Government
  • Maternity Services

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RCM responds to Welsh Government plan for health and social care ‘A Healthier Wales’ report

11 June 2018 Today the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has responded to a new report by the Welsh Government entitled; ‘A Healthier Wales: Our Plan for Health and Social Care’.

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• • Midwives
  • RCM Scotland
  • NHS Lanarkshire
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers
  • Scotland

Royal recognition for NHS Lanarkshire as The Princess Royal visits maternity unit at Wishaw

04 May 2018 Midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) at University Hospital Wishaw (NHS Lanarkshire) this week received royal recognition for their work as Her Royal Highness (HRH) The Princess Royal visited their award winning maternity service.

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• • Midwives
  • Student midwives
  • Safe high quality care
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers
  • IDM - International Day of the Midwife

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Midwives set to celebrate International Day of the Midwife in style

13 April 2018 Midwives set to celebrate International Day of the Midwife in style

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• • RCM
  • Midwives
  • NHS
  • Lansinoh
  • RCM Annual Midwifery Awards
  • Maternity Services
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers

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Maternity team from Whipps Cross named Lansinoh maternity team of the year

09 March 2018 Midwives from a specialist team at Whipps Cross University Hospital in London are celebrating having been named the ‘Lansinoh maternity team of the year’ at the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Annual Midwifery Awards 2018.

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• • RCM Annual Midwifery Awards
  • RCM
  • Midwives
  • NHS Lanarkshire
  • Kellogg's All Bran
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers

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NHS Lanarkshire named Kellogg's All-Bran Midwifery Service of the Year at RCM awards

07 March 2018 Midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) from NHS Lanarkshire in Scotland are celebrating having scooped the Kellogg’s All- Bran Award for Midwifery Service of the Year at the Royal College Midwives (RCM) Annual Midwifery Awards ...

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• • Safe high quality care
  • RCM
  • NHS England
  • RCM Member
  • Maternity Safety Champions
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers

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Midwives welcome new guide launched to support maternity safety champions

15 February 2018 Today (Thursday 15th February) NHS Improvements has launched new guidance to support maternity safety champions.

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• • Midwifery Continuity of Carer - MCOC
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers
  • Midwives
  • Maternity Services
  • RCM i-Learn

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'RCM launches i-learn resource to support members in developing their understanding of continuity of carer'

18 October 2018 Today the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have relaunched an i-learn module on continuity of carer. The relaunched module now includes a new animation which helps to explain some approaches to on calls in a continuity team.