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Free labour to support those in labour no way to run maternity services says RCM
Findings published by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have revealed that during one week in March midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) in England, Scotland and Wales worked 136,834 extra unpaid hours to keep services running ...
Welsh midwives work hundreds of unpaid extra hours to keep services safe
Midwives in Wales are working hundreds of extra unpaid hours to keep maternity services running safely. Results of a poll published by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have revealed more than eight out of 10 (83%) midwives have worked extra ...
Scottish midwives work hundreds of unpaid extra hours to keep services safe
Midwives in Scotland are working hundreds of extra hours without pay to keep maternity services running safely. The results of a new poll published today by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have laid bare the extent of the problem with nine ...
Long overdue pay offer finally arrives for midwives in Northern Ireland
Months of waiting and campaigning, two days of strike action and a reformed Executive the RCM says has ‘finally’ resulted in a ‘long overdue’ pay offer for its members in Northern Ireland. The proposed pay offer would see the restoration ...
Safe maternity services will be maintained say RCM on eve of strike
‘Safe maternity services will be maintained, and midwives who take part in the strike action will not be in breach of their code of practice.’ That’s the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) on the eve of widespread industrial action ...
Midwives in Northern Ireland announce New Year strike action
Midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) across Northern Ireland are set to take to the picket lines again in the New Year. The announcement from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) comes as there has been no progress towards a fair and meaningful ...
RCM calls for quick implementation of England pay award
The NHS Staff Council - made up of the 14 health unions including the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) – met today and based on the majority accept position from trade unions has accepted the Government’s pay offer for England for 2022/23 and 2023/24. ...
Midwives say yes to England NHS pay offer
Members of the RCM in England have voted to accept the latest NHS pay offer, following a consultation which closed yesterday. In a turnout of 48% of eligible RCM midwife and maternity support worker (MSW) members working in the NHS in England, ...RCM opens England pay consultation and recommends members accept
Midwife and maternity support worker (MSW) members of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) working in the NHS in England are being consulted on the Government’s pay offer. The online consultation opens today and closes at midnight on 25 April.