Media releases

Media releases

• • Survey
  • Stress
  • Staffing Levels
  • NHS

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Action needed to improve the health and wellbeing of all NHS staff says RCM

on 26 February 2019 Today the results of the NHS Staff Survey 2018 have been published.

Media releases

• • Caring For You campaign
  • NHS

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Midwives respond to announcement of more mental health support for NHS workers

on 20 February 2019 The Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced a package of measures to better support the mental health of NHS workers. Put together by Health Education England (HEE), it includes an offer of rest spaces for on-call staff, a 24/7 support and ...

Media releases

• • Midwives
  • RCM
  • State of Maternity Services Report

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Pressure on maternity services in Northern Ireland as births to older mothers continue to rise

on 21 December 2018 ‘The number of babies born to older mothers in Northern Ireland continues to rise steadily’ that’s according to a new report published  by  the Royal College of Midwives(RCM) today (Friday December 21st).

Media releases

• • Benevolent fund
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers
  • Midwives

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Christmas single in support of UK midwives shines light on the incredible work they do all year round says RCM

on 18 December 2018 This Christmas the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has once again teamed up with Pampers’ for their #ThankYouMidwife campaign to raise much needed funds for the RCM’s Benevolent Fund*.

Media releases

• • Benevolent fund

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The Royal College of Midwives signs benevolent fund agreement with the Cavell Nurses’ Trust

on 29 November 2018 Yesterday, Gill Walton, Chief Executive Officer at the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), and John Orchard, Chief Executive at the Cavell Nurses’ Trust, signed an agreement for long-term cooperation, with the Trust administering and supporting ...

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• • Industrial Action
  • Pay and Agenda For Change

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Midwives in Northern Ireland vote for industrial action

on 21 November 2018 Midwives in Northern Ireland have voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking industrial action, including strike action, over their poor salaries.

Media releases

• • Northern Ireland
  • Midwives
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers
  • Pay and Agenda For Change

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Northern Ireland midwives to be consulted on industrial action

on 15 November 2018 Midwives in Northern Ireland will be consulted on whether they are prepared to take industrial action, including strike action, over pay.

Media releases

• • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers

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Maternity support workers an integral part of the maternity team says RCM as MSW week 2018 kicks off

By Colin Beesley on 08 November 2018 Next Monday (12th November) sees the start of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) maternity support worker (MSW) week 2018. The aim of the week is to create more awareness about the role of the MSW and to celebrate all the work they do to support ...

Media releases

• • Midwife Shortage

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Improving picture but still much to be done says RCM on NMC new midwife statistics

on 07 November 2018 The Nursing and Midwifery Council has published new statistics on the number of nurses and midwives registered to work in the UK. The number of midwives registered to work in the UK continues to rise – with the last five years seeing a modest year ...

Media releases

• • Leadership
  • Pay and Agenda For Change

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‘Scandal’ that in 2018 our NHS is still failing its BAME staff says RCM on new Government initiative

on 23 October 2018 Today the UK Government has published a new goal to eliminate the ethnicity pay gap in the NHS, and has committed to ensuring that black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) representation in senior leadership matches that across the rest of the ...