11 June 2018
At the weekend the Scottish Government announced an immediate 3% pay award for all NHS staff on the Agenda for Change pay scale earning up to £80,000.
09 October 2018
Today the First Minister of Scotland has announced an increase in bursaries for student midwives and nurses, something the RCM in Scotland has been lobbying for. In England, student midwives and nurses do not get a bursary and have to pay their ...
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.
25 June 2018
Today the Scottish Government has announced the details of an agreement on pay for NHS staff on the Agenda for Change pay scales. This includes midwives, maternity support workers, nurses and a number of other NHS professions.
23 May 2018
A new publication published today (Thursday, 24th May) by the Royal College of Midwives in Scotland highlights the breadth of roles of Scottish midwives. The publication - Midwifery in Scotland – into the 2020s - shows politicians, policy ...
21 February 2018
Today the Scottish Government has published the 2017 Scottish Maternal and Infant Nutrition Survey report. Commenting on the report Mary Ross-Davie, Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Director for Scotland, said: “The RCM welcomes this report, ...
03 June 2019
Today the Scottish Government has published the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland Report. The report assessed the effectiveness, affordability and feasibility of current support for breastfeeding, marking it overall as 'strong'. ...