on 10 November 2021
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Sajid Javid, has announced that, from 1 April 2022, it will be compulsory for all patient-facing staff working within the NHS in England to have received both doses of the COVID vaccine. Along ...
By RCM Research Advisors, Jude Field and Jenny Cunningham on 05 November 2021
Welcome to our first RCM Research Advisor blog. We are planning to publish a blog once a month, highlighting some of the RCM’s most recent research related activity.
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has this week written to the Prime Minister, revoicing its dissatisfaction with the recent pay award its members in England and Wales received.
In its letter to Boris Johnson, the RCM have again called on ...
By Jo Cull, National Institute for Health Research Wellbeing of Women Doctoral Fellow
No matter how keen you are to do your PhD, the thought of six years of part-time study while working part-time to pay for it is, well, a bit of a thought. The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) offer salaried Doctoral Fellowships to healthcare ...
By Lydia O'Neill, Digital Content Creator on 10 October 2021
On World Mental Health Day, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling on the Government to improve maternity services and asking employers, activists and branches to renew the Caring for You initiative in their units so that the health, ...
on 05 October 2021
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is asking the government to let members decide, when they retire, which pension scheme is the most beneficial for them for their contributions between 2015 and 2022.
on 05 October 2021
We are excited to announce the nominations for student midwife elections to the RCM Student Midwife Forum (SMF) open on Tuesday 5th October 2021. There are 10 seats on the forum in total; two each for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and four ...
By Colin Beesley on 27 September 2021
Better pay, staffing levels and working conditions are vital to retain staff and recruit more says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). This comes as the RCM publishes the results of a survey of its midwife and maternity support worker (MSW) ...
By Colin Beesley on 20 September 2021
Maternity care for migrant women must not be refused or delayed by issues such as immigration status, charging or ability to pay, says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in new guidance published today. The guide has been published with support ...
By Colin Beesley on 15 September 2021
More flexible working for midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) is crucial to ensuring maternity services retain and recruit staff said the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). It comes as improved flexible working Agenda for Change ...