07 December 2022
Following the latest report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) on public health, RCMs Policy Advisor Tara Kaufmann shares the importance of health support for the maternity workforce.
11 January 2023
We are already a couple of weeks into 2023, and front and centre of my mind - and everyone else’s at the RCM - is continuing the campaign for decent pay and tackling the workforce crisis in the NHS. I know there is lots of frustration that the huge hurdles ...
16 January 2023
Research is a fundamental part of the midwife’s role, and we want to support members embarking on their research journey. To help midwives in exploring the research pathway, the RCM has created a new award aimed at members who are interested ...
11 November 2022
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling on its midwife and maternity support worker members (MSW) to vote yes in the pay ballot opening today. The ballot - for RCM members working in the NHS in England and Wales - runs until midnight on 12 ...
07 September 2022
All RCM members working in the NHS in Scotland are set to be balloted on industrial action. A statutory ballot will launch on 29 September and run for four weeks until 27 October This follows an indicative survey of midwives, maternity support ...
31 August 2022
Efforts by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) urging the Government to extend the temporary suspension of abatement rules affecting retired midwives in England have taken a positive step forward.
31 August 2022
A study to evaluate a new tool - with input from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the Royal College of Obstetricians - supporting midwives, obstetricians and other health professionals to reduce stillbirths and pre-term births has ...
29 June 2022
Two videos to help health professionals in assessing, identifying, and documenting signs of life in extremely preterm babies have been published by a coalition of health organisations including the Royal College of Midwives (RCM).
27 June 2022
Action is needed from the UK Government and the Northern Ireland Assembly to tackle the cost-of-living crisis hitting the country says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Northern Ireland.