on 20 February 2019
The Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced a package of measures to better support the mental health of NHS workers. Put together by Health Education England (HEE), it includes an offer of rest spaces for on-call staff, a 24/7 support and ...
on 21 December 2018
‘The number of babies born to older mothers in Northern Ireland continues to rise steadily’ that’s according to a new report published by the Royal College of Midwives(RCM) today (Friday December 21st).
on 18 December 2018
This Christmas the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has once again teamed up with Pampers’ for their #ThankYouMidwife campaign to raise much needed funds for the RCM’s Benevolent Fund*.
on 29 November 2018
Yesterday, Gill Walton, Chief Executive Officer at the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), and John Orchard, Chief Executive at the Cavell Nurses’ Trust, signed an agreement for long-term cooperation, with the Trust administering and supporting ...
on 21 November 2018
Midwives in Northern Ireland have voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking industrial action, including strike action, over their poor salaries.
on 15 November 2018
Midwives in Northern Ireland will be consulted on whether they are prepared to take industrial action, including strike action, over pay.
By Colin Beesley on 08 November 2018
Next Monday (12th November) sees the start of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) maternity support worker (MSW) week 2018. The aim of the week is to create more awareness about the role of the MSW and to celebrate all the work they do to support ...
on 07 November 2018
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has published new statistics on the number of nurses and midwives registered to work in the UK. The number of midwives registered to work in the UK continues to rise – with the last five years seeing a modest year ...
on 23 October 2018
Today the UK Government has published a new goal to eliminate the ethnicity pay gap in the NHS, and has committed to ensuring that black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) representation in senior leadership matches that across the rest of the ...
on 13 October 2018
Members of NCT have today (Saturday 13th October) voted at their AGM to amend the charity’s articles enabling the transfer of ownership of the Midwives Information and Resource Service (MIDIRS) to the Royal College of Midwives (RCM).