04 December 2019
ISD Scotland has published statistics on NHS midwifery and other staff vacancies in Scotland. The statistics show an increase of 26.5% in midwifery and nursing vacant posts from September 2018 to September 2019.
15 January 2020
A framework to enable maternity services to access useful tools and information to implement continuity of carer and local delivery of care has been published by the Scottish Government.
07 February 2020
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has cautiously welcomed the announcement of an additional £6 million for the ongoing implementation of the far reaching Best Start recommendations for maternity and neonatal services in the Scottish Government’s ...
14 May 2021
The Scottish Government has announced that they will immediately pay the 4% pay award offered to NHS staff, with the increase backdated to December 2020. The news follows Royal College of Midwives (RCM) members in Scotland voting to accept ...
12 May 2021
Members of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Scotland have voted to accept the Scottish Government’s pay offer to NHS staff which will see the majority of NHS workers receive a 4% pay increase.
The negotiated offer is ‘significant and ...
17 August 2021
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is urging pregnant women in Scotland to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as the best way to protect themselves and their baby against the worst impact of the disease. The call comes following a rise in unvaccinated ...
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 ...
29 September 2022
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Scotland says ‘it’s recommending its members vote yes to industrial action’ as it official launches its ballot on industrial action over pay.
Balloting members on industrial action the RCM says it not ...
22 February 2023
The RCM has called an announcement by the Scottish Government today 'a very positive step forward for midwifery and maternity care in Scotland'. This follows the announcement of a Ministerial Taskforce on Nursing and Midwifery by Scotland’s ...
12 May 2023
Royal College of Midwives (RCM) members from across Scotland were able to take their concerns and experiences of maternity services right to the heart of Holyrood earlier this month.