Pay campaign 2026
Undervalued, understaffed, underpaid
How can we deliver the safest care with maternity staff who are exhausted, undervalued and overstretched?
Join our fight to value midwives and deliver fair pay.
NHS Unions joint letter
Make your voice heard and sign the letter to the Health Secretary to call for real investment on NHS pay and the Agenda for Change pay structure.
Enough is enough – the Government needs to deliver for the maternity workforce and end:
NO: below inflation pay: the 3.3% award for staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland doesn’t even cover last year’s 3.6% inflation rate and we know the cost of living is going up fast this year.
NO: a pay system that doesn’t reward new starters or those taking on more responsibility. We need structural pay reform to Agenda for Change.
NO: working understaffed shifts with no breaks. Feeling valued is about more than pay – maternity staff need action on staffing so that services are not stretched too thin, meaning staff have no time to care, take rest breaks and time for training.
You deserve far better than another below-inflation pay award. For many, a 3.3% award will feel like a pay cut, not a pay rise. After years or relentless pressures and falling wages, it’s time the Government to deliver for midwives and MSWs. This means committing real funding to structural pay reform talks to deliver the pay improvement maternity staff deserve.
You deliver every day. It’s time the Government delivered too.
