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Staffing and funding for maternity bereavement services ‘a scandal’ says the RCM at TUC Congress

18 October 2022 Significant and urgent Investment is needed to tackle serious staff shortages and underfunding in maternity service bereavement care. That’s the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in a motion to the TUC Congress tomorrow.
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RCM urges midwives to vote yes to industrial action as England and Wales pay ballot opens

11 November 2022 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today launched only its second ballot on industrial action in England and its first in Wales in its142 year history. The College, which represents most midwives and also maternity support workers (MSWs) ...
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 RCM to consult members in Northern Ireland on appetite for industrial action  

10 October 2022 “If no pay award was implemented, would you be prepared to take industrial action?” That’s one of the questions the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) will ask its members in Northern Ireland next week when it launches a formal consultation on pay. The ...
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NHS maternity staffing crisis putting babies’ lives at risk

13 October 2022 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and leading UK pregnancy and baby loss charity Sands are warning that a severe shortage of staff in maternity services is putting mothers and babies’ lives at risk. The message comes as a report - on maternity ...
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Scotland’s midwives vote yes to industrial action over pay

27 October 2022 Midwife and maternity support worker (MSW) members of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) across Scotland have overwhelmingly voted yes on taking industrial action, up to and including strike action, over the Scottish Government’s ‘insulting’ ...
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Northern Ireland Government must ‘get its act together’ on pay says RCM say

14 November 2022 Midwives and maternity support worker (MSW) members of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) across Northern Ireland have said resoundingly that they are prepared to take industrial action, including strike action if necessary, over the lack ...
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Act on pay and help the NHS, staff and patients, say health unions

15 November 2022 Unions representing more than a million staff working across the NHS have today (Tuesday) met with health secretary Steve Barclay to discuss the growing workforce crisis. At the Westminster meeting this morning, the unions made clear that ...
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Upcoming pension changes support more flexible working for retired NHS staff

28 March 2023 Midwives who retire but still want to do some NHS work will benefit from NHS pension scheme rule changes from 1 April 2023. The changes affect those who have 1995 pension scheme section benefits. From 1 April those who are retired can return to ...
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More midwives needed to support women with infant feeding choices says RCM

08 February 2023 Women need better support to make infant feeding choices and that means addressing the serious midwife shortage. That’s the view of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) responding to a Lancet series on formula milk advertising published today.  Formula ...
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