RCM Scotland lays the groundwork for midwifery among MSPs

As Scotland gears up to an election next year, all parties have their sights set on what will garner support with voters and the midwifery community is top of our agenda as we look to attend party conferences. As a non-affiliated union the RCM has the freedom to engage equally with all political parties to […]

Consultant midwives crucial in drive to improve safety, says RCM Wales

Consultant midwives play a crucial role in contributing to the delivery of safe high-quality maternity care for women and their families across Wales. That is the message the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) took to Senedd Cymru this week. Attending the first Cross Party Group on Nursing and Midwifery meeting of 2025 at the Senedd, […]

RCM reassured by Government’s acknowledgement of issues raised in preterm birth report

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is reassured that the Government has acknowledged the issues raised by the House of Lords Preterm Birth Committee report on Preterm birth: reducing risks and improving lives, particularly as the focus of this inquiry is on improving care for groups most at risk. The College says this is a […]

Renfrew report must be catalyst for much needed change, says RCM

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has said it’s ‘hopeful’ the long-awaited Renfrew Report will bring about a much-needed reset of midwifery services in Northern Ireland. Welcoming the report’s publication, the RCM said listening, understanding, and acting on the experiences of women and midwifery staff must be the driving force for change. However, the RCM […]

Inspiring Activists share what drives them to support RCM members

Stories of bargaining for better terms and conditions, improving wellbeing through branch initiatives, supporting members experiencing unfair treatment, and wins on the regrading of roles where all shared as RCM Activists gathered for the RCM’s Annual Activists Conference South this week. ‘Everybody in: Your place in the RCM’ was the theme of this year’s conference […]

RCM to ask members in Northern Ireland how many extra hours they’ve worked

Are you working extra hours without being paid for them? If so, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) wants to know. This week the RCM is encouraging midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) working in the HSC in Northern Ireland to keep a record of any additional hours they’ve worked. RCM members in England, Scotland […]

Implementation of non-pay elements of 2023 deal secured for Scotland members

In a significant win for its members in Scotland the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has announced that its secured agreement and implementation of outstanding non pay elements of the 2023 negotiations. RCM calls for a reduction in the working week have been accepted. The first of three staggered 30-minute reductions in the full-time working […]