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More flexible working vital to stop staff flight from NHS says RCM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling for more flexible working in the NHS to boost retention of midwives, maternity support workers (MSW) and other staff. This comes in an RCM motion to the TUC Congress today. Staff are leaving the NHS ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/6405/deliver-a-decent-deal.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779870000000)
Supporting activists to reach more members in RCM pay ballot
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is using the power of peer-to-peer communication to enable its workplace reps and pay activists to engage members in the upcoming England and Wales pay ballot opening on 11 November.![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/5935/safer-staffing-position-_cover-art.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779680000000)
Maternity underfunding means care based on what trusts can afford not on women’s safety and needs says RCM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling out the Government’s record on maternity funding which leaves some NHS trusts and boards basing midwifery staffing levels on what they can afford, not women and baby’s needs. Delivering the safest ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/3918/shutterstock_381809170_pregnant-woman-and-husband_-bame.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543778750000000)
Pregnancy screening algorithm can reduce racial disparities in baby deaths, research shows
Racial disparities in baby death rates could be significantly reduced with new pregnancy screening technology, according to research from the Tommy’s National Centre for Maternity Improvement – led by the Royal College of Obstetricians ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/5854/caring-for-migrant-women_position-statement_cover-art.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779640000000)
RCM calls for end to migrant women maternity charging over safety fears
The Government must scrap punitive NHS charging of pregnant vulnerable migrant women, says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The College goes on to warn that the fear of having to pay for their care is stopping many women engaging with maternity ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/5847/petition-2.jpeg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779630000000)
Stem the tide of midwives leaving the profession, RCM tells Downing Street
Concern over the growing workforce crisis in maternity came to Downing Street today, as RCM Chief Executive Gill Walton presented a petition demanding action by Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The petition, ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/5828/suhs_cover-art.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779610000000)
RCM calls for a seismic NHS cultural shift to improve maternity safety
Poor NHS cultures that put safety at risk must be challenged and stopped. That’s the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it publishes new guidance for its members to raise concerns about maternity care, outlining steps staff ...Midwives rally to the cause and demand better for workers in mass London protest
London will be alive to the sound of midwives and maternity support workers (MSW) tomorrow as members of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) join thousands of other workers in a mass TUC rally in London.![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/4894/shutterstock_204231358_pay-slip.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779170000000)
Four out of five NHS staff say pay is main reason they would quit their jobs
An exclusive poll of NHS staff has today (Friday) revealed that four out of five NHS health workers (80%) would quit the NHS over widespread concerns about their pay. Of those considering leaving, 79% say an inflation-busting pay rise would ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/2030/money-pay_0.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131884116460000000)