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RCM Scotland call at STUC Congress for more support for maternity staff suffering workplace stress and burnout
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Scotland is calling for greater support for midwives and maternity support workers facing burnout and ill health because of rising pressures on maternity services. The appeal came in an RCM motion to ...
Women’s need must always be at centre of care says RCM in informed decision making briefing for midwives
Supporting women to make decisions about their care that are right for them is behind a new briefing for midwives on informed decision making published today. There is a clear link between safer care and a maternity culture that listens to, and ...RCM secures funding to continue workplace learning and training support for midwives and maternity support workers
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Wales has secured more funding to support its members with workplace education and training through its union learning representatives (ULR). The money - which runs through to 2025 - comes from the Welsh ...Warnings over surge in listeriosis cases
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has been alerted by public health authorities to an ongoing outbreak of listeria which is being linked with smoked fish. Midwives and MSWs are being urged to discuss these risks with the women in their care, ...
Calling all RCM Activists to support 1 April action on pay
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling on all its Activists to raise their voices on improving NHS pay on 1 April – and show that midwives are no fools. Friday 1 April may be April Fool’s Day, but it’s also the day RCM members, and other ...
Results of Northern Ireland member survey on pay
Midwives and maternity support workers in Northern Ireland have told the RCM that that the recent 3% pay award they received was not good enough. The feedback came following a survey of RCM members in Northern Ireland, with the overwhelming ...
RCM responds to RCN’s decision to diverge from joint NHS unions position on pay
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has expressed its ‘disappointment’ in response to The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) announcement of its decision to back out of the collective NHS unions formal position on pay. In January this year ...RCM launch research award buddy scheme
A new RCM research award buddy scheme will be officially launched at the RCM Education & Research conference on 24 March 2022. It is hoped that the creation of this scheme will encourage and support more midwives to apply for the Wellbeing of Women ...Situation in Ukraine
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) joins with health trade unions worldwide in condemning the invasion of Ukraine and demand that all invading forces leave immediately to allow for meaningful peace talks.