By Colin Beesley
The RCM is sending a message of solidarity with UCU members taking strike action over falling pay, the gender and ethnic pay gap, precarious employment practices, and unsafe workloads.
By Lydia O'Neill
Last night Conservative MP Siobhan Baillie called for urgent action to address working conditions, staffing shortfalls and retention among midwives and MSWs in England.
By Colin Beesley on 12 January 2022
Proposed changes to NHS pension contributions for midwives, maternity support workers (MSW) and other staff could see people leaving the NHS, says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM).
Northern Ireland’s leading health care organisations representing doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, midwives and healthcare workers are sending out a message of solidarity to their members ahead of what many expect to be the ...
on 10 December 2021
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling for more support for newly qualified midwives. The call comes in a letter to the UK’s four Chief Nursing Officers (CNOs) from the RCM and UNISON with input from a number of other organisations.
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 Lydia O'Neill
After four years, attending four Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Conferences and eight visits to outstanding maternity units around the country with HRH the Princess Royal, Kathryn Gutteridge formally stands down as RCM President.
on 01 December 2020
New guidance to help trade unions and employers work better with NHS staff networks has been published and is a positive step forwards says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The guidance has been produced by the NHS Staff Council’s Equality ...