16 December 2021
Urgent efforts must now be made to ensure that pregnant women are fast tracked when booking their COVID-19 vaccines.
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) have welcomed the ...
24 January 2022
The mounting NHS staffing crisis and long waiting times will become permanent unless the government brings in a game-changing retention package, with an inflation-busting pay rise at its heart, say health unions today (Monday).
In evidence ...
24 January 2022
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed Welsh Government plans announced today to improvement maternity safety, and says they must be backed up with investment in staff, training and resources.
23 December 2022
Strike action by midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) may still take place in Scotland, after the Scottish Government announced its intention to impose a pay award on health staff in Scotland. The Cabinet Secretary for Health & Social ...
23 March 2022
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 NHS ...
02 September 2022
As petrol prices and the cost of living remain high, RCM activists at Birmingham Women’s NHS Trust have gained an increased mileage rate allowance for staff.
29 September 2022
‘Stand by and get ready to vote on industrial action’ that’s the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Scotland as it formally launches its ballot on industrial action today.
The RCM is recommending that members vote yes to both ...
18 October 2022
Support from employers for maternity staff going through the menopause is ‘appallingly neglected’ and urgent improvements are needed says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The call comes as the RCM publishes guidance today for maternity ...
19 October 2022
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling for more flexible working in the NHS to boost retention of midwives, maternity support workers (MSW) and other staff. This comes in an RCM motion to the TUC Congress today. Staff are leaving the NHS ...
25 October 2022
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is using the power of peer-to-peer communication to enable its workplace reps and pay activists to engage members in the upcoming England and Wales pay ballot opening on 11 November.