Show me the money: the missing link in NHS England’s single delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services
By Sean O’Sullivan, Head of Health & Social Policy, RCM on 13 April 2023 Maternity Services RCM UK Midwives Midwifery Workforce The much-trailed three-year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services was finally published at the end of last month (30 March) by NHS England. The plan is intended to provide support to services in […]
Independent Maternity Working Group gives cautious welcome to three-year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services
The Independent Maternity Working Group (IMWG), set up in response to one of the ‘immediate and essential actions’ set out by Donna Ockenden in her independent report last year, welcomes the publication of NHS England’s three-year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services, published on 30 March. The plan has four key areas of focus […]
Stop smoking incentive scheme a positive step but investment on many fronts needed says RCM
More investment is needed on multiple fronts to continue reducing smoking in pregnancy rates says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The College’s call follows today’s Government announcement of a financial incentive scheme to encourage pregnant women to stop smoking. The announcement is part of the Government’s response to the Khan Review: Making Smoking Obsolete published in […]
Numberjacks: New calculations reveal growing midwife shortage
By Stuart Bona, Public Affairs Advisor on 05 April 2023 Maternity Services RCM UK Education Midwives Midwifery Workforce MSWs – Maternity Support Workers England Pay and Agenda For Change Government NHS Pay Review Body NHS England Politics The RCM’s Public Affairs Advisor, Stuart Bonar, explains how the midwife shortage in England is getting bigger, rather […]
Progress needs to be at pace, but not a snail’s pace
By Abbie Aplin, RCM Director Maternity Reform on 04 April 2023 Maternity Services RCM UK Education Midwives Midwifery Workforce MSWs – Maternity Support Workers England Pay and Agenda For Change Government NHS Pay Review Body NHS England Politics As another report details failings in maternity care, Abbie Aplin, the RCM’s Director for Maternity Reform, outlines […]
Pay in England: what the offer means for you
By Alice Sorby, Director Employment Relations on 03 April 2023 Maternity Services RCM UK Education Midwives Midwifery Workforce MSWs – Maternity Support Workers England Pay and Agenda For Change Government NHS Pay Review Body NHS England Politics Today (3 April) the RCM opened its pay consultation to members working in the NHS in England to […]
RCM opens England pay consultation and recommends members accept
Midwife and maternity support worker (MSW) members of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) working in the NHS in England are being consulted on the Government’s pay offer. The online consultation opens today and closes at midnight on 25 April. The offer – put forward on 16 March – followed two weeks of intense negotiations […]