By Colin Beesley on 15 September 2021
More flexible working for midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) is crucial to ensuring maternity services retain and recruit staff said the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). It comes as improved flexible working Agenda for Change ...
By Gemma Murphy on 27 August 2021
Today the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has launched a pay survey for members in England and Wales to gauge its members’ views on the recent pay settlement.
By Gemma Murphy on 20 April 2021
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is urging its members Scotland to have their say on pay by responding to the pay consultation which was launched last week.
The pay consultation runs until midday Monday 10 May and over the past week all ...
By Gemma Murphy on 23 March 2021
Today the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) led a delegation, including a midwife and a maternity support worker, to give evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body (PRB) about how 10 years of pay restraint has impacted them and their maternity colleagues ...
By Hollie Ewers on 29 November 2018
Almost 95% of RCM members in Northern Ireland who responded to a consultation about industrial action, including strike action, over pay conditions have voted in favour.
By Hollie Ewers on 15 November 2018
More than a quarter of mums (27%) did not enjoy their maternity leave as much as they thought they would a poll commissioned for The Emma Barnett Show on BBC Radio 5 Live has shown.
on 08 November 2018
The odds of women developing postnatal depression (PND) increase by up to 79% when they give birth to boys compared to girls, a research study has found.
By Hollie Ewers on 18 September 2018
RCM midwives and MSW members in Wales have accepted the Welsh Government negotiated proposals for NHS staff on the Agenda for Change pay scale.
By Hollie Ewers on 24 August 2018
The pay consultation for NHS Wales is still open and RCM members are invited to accept or reject the proposal via a consultation.
By Rob Dabrowski on 17 August 2018
Midwives and MSW members of the RCM in Scotland have today (17 August) accepted the negotiated proposals for those on the Agenda for Change (AFC) staff pay.