15 May 2023
Midwife and maternity support worker members (MSW) of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have accepted the Welsh Government’s revised pay offer made last month. The result follows an RCM member consultation which closed today. In a turnout ...
05 May 2023
As we come together to celebrate International Day of the Midwife, RCM Chief Executive Gill Walton CBE reflects on what it means to be a midwife – and why it matters.
09 May 2023
Fiona Gibb, Royal College of Midwives’ (RCM) Director Professional Midwifery, shares ways that midwives can reclaim and promote our professional identity, with emphasis on education, research, leadership and growing a supportive, collaborative ...
26 January 2024
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has given a cautious welcome to figures released today by NHS England showing an increase in the number of midwives working in the NHS.
24 January 2024
Members and staff of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) will take to the streets this weekend to join the TUC’s Protect the Right to Strike march and rally in Cheltenham.
The Government’s Strikes (Minimum Services Levels) Act is, according ...
14 February 2024
‘Paying staff fairly and valuing the skilled work they do is an important part of the solution to the maternity staffing crisis.’ That’s the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it submits evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body (PRB) ...
17 June 2024
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM), alongside The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (RCOG), and the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) are today issuing ...
05 July 2024
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) today will be writing to the new Secretary for State for Health and Social Care on their first day on the job to ensure improving UK maternity services is top of their agenda. The RCM says action on safety and staffing ...
27 September 2021
Better pay, staffing levels and working conditions are vital to retain staff and recruit more says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). This comes as the RCM publishes the results of a survey of its midwife and maternity support worker (MSW) ...