25 November 2022
The voices of midwives across Scotland on pay have been heard right at the heart of Government and resulted in a new pay offer says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The statement comes after the offer for midwives, maternity support workers ...
13 December 2022
In a clear and defiant message to the Welsh Government, midwife and maternity support worker (MSW) members of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have voted yes to taking industrial action over pay. In the ballot that closed yesterday over 95.14% ...
01 December 2022
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is consulting its members in Scotland on the latest Scottish Government pay offer made late last week. The RCM online consultation opens today and closes on 15 December. The RCM – which represents most midwives ...
09 December 2022
The inadequate pay award for midwives, maternity supports workers (MSW), and their HSC colleagues will do nothing to reduce their frustration. That’s the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) responding to the announcement that ...
14 December 2022
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today called on Health Secretary Steve Barclay to meet with frontline maternity staff to help him understand their frustration. The call comes a day after a ballot for industrial action among midwives ...
06 July 2022
Research showing the safety and positive benefits for women having a water birth has been welcomed by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The research showed that women having a water birth in a hospital obstetric unit had fewer medical interventions ...
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 ...
19 January 2023
At its meeting today (19 January), the RCM Board spent considerable time discussing the outcome of the ballot in England, in addition to authorising industrial action in Wales.
01 February 2023
Members and staff of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) across the UK will be joining other workers in solidarity out on the streets today. They will be joining TUC organised events against the right to strike legislation going through Parliament.