on 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 ...
on 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 ...
By Gemma Murphy on 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 ...
By Implementation of non-pay elements of 2023 deal secured for Scotland members on 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 ...
on 28 February 2024
‘It’s time for RCM members in Northern Ireland to have their say on pay’. That’s the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it launches its pay consultation.
The proposed pay offer announced earlier this week would see the restoration ...
on 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 ...
By Gemma Murphy on 14 February 2024
‘Paying staff fairly and valuing the skilled work they do is an important part of the solution to the maternity staffing crisis.’ That’s the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it submits evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body (PRB) ...
By Gemma Murphy on 30 January 2024
‘Now is the time for a resolution on pay,’ says The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Northern Ireland with the anticipated return of the Executive and an existing commitment from the UK Government on funding for public sector pay.
Following ...
on 29 January 2024
Following the broadcast of Panorama - Midwives under Pressure by the BBC, Gill Walton, Chief Executive of The Royal College of Midwives (RCM), said:
“The testimonies of the midwives, the women, and their families are heartbreaking and ...
on 24 January 2024
Below freezing temperatures and snowy conditions did not deter hundreds of RCM members in Northern Ireland from taking to the picket lines last Thursday. Midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) certainly did not allow the weather conditions ...