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MPs call for fairer deal for overseas health and care staff
Foreign nationals working in the health and care sector in the UK should get a better deal from the Government in recognition of the key role they have played in combating the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report published today by a key ...Miller's Bill: Gov must adopt the Pregnancy & Maternity Bill
In 2016, the UK Government asked the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to investigate the nature and prevalence of pregnancy and maternity discrimination in Britain.NHS trade unions in Wales accept the Welsh Government’s enhanced pay offer
This week the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Wales met with other trade unions in Wales to share, discuss and vote on the recent results of their individual member consultations on the enhanced offer from Welsh Government. The majority of ...Increasing global midwifery interventions could save millions of lives says new study
Over 4 million lives of mothers and babies could be saved every year by increasing global midwife numbers and investing in their training, says new research published this week.
On politics: The numbers game
You may remember the moment during last year’s general election campaign when the prime minister, challenged over NHS pay, told us that ‘there is no magic money tree’.
On politics: party season
The RCM is and always has been neutral in party politics.
On politics: midwives' numbers
We frequently highlight the situation of midwives from elsewhere in the EU who live and work here in the UK, and we did so again at the end of March ahead of a Commons debate on the impact of Brexit on the NHS.What the parties are offering in this election
On 12 December we head to the polls in the first December general election in almost a century. But it is not just the timing of the vote that makes this historic, the choice that we face is historic too.Court rejects Maternity Action legal challenge to NHS charging
In 2016, the UK Government asked the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to investigate the nature and prevalence of pregnancy and maternity discrimination in Britain.