28 February 2024
Members of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) were in London this week giving oral evidence about the real, lived experience of midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) to the NHS Pay Review Body (PRB). They were joined by RCM’s General ...
01 March 2024
Being an anti-racist is everybody’s business says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The comments come ahead of UN Anti Racism Day demonstrations taking place across the UK which the RCM is encouraging it’s members to attend.
01 March 2024
In a significant win for its members in Scotland the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has announced that its secured agreement and implementation of outstanding non pay elements of the 2023 negotiations.
RCM calls for a reduction in the ...
05 March 2024
Are you working additional hours without being paid for them? If so, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) wants to know.
Last year RCM members told us that they had worked 100,000 extra unpaid hours in just one week to help keep NHS maternity ...
06 March 2024
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) cautiously welcomes the Government announcement in today’s budget of £35 million to improve maternity safety in England.
07 March 2024
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) welcome the Government announcement in yesterday’s budget of £35 million to improve maternity safety in England, with an emphasis on training ...
07 March 2024
‘Invest in job evaluation and make flexible working opportunities a reality for midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs).’ That was the message the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) shared at the TUC Women’s Conference today.
The ...
11 March 2024
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling all its members in England, Scotland and Wales to take part in its snap poll on additional hours worked which launches today.
The RCM wants to know how many unpaid extra hours its members worked ...
08 April 2024
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has described proposals for a separate pay spine just for nurses as ‘divisive and unfair’. The comments come as the RCM submitted its evidence in response to a government consultation on creating a separate ...
15 April 2024
Are you working extra hours without being paid for them? If so, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) wants to know.
This week the RCM is encouraging midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) working in the HSC in Northern Ireland to keep ...