RCM welcomes NHS Wales staff and Health and Wellbeing Guide
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed the launch of a Health and Wellbeing guide for staff in NHS Wales. Supporting both the physical and mental health of staff is crucial, the RCM says, to ensuing the delivery of safe high quality maternity care for women and their families in Wales. The Best Practice […]
Scottish midwives work hundreds of unpaid extra hours to keep services safe
Midwives in Scotland are working hundreds of extra hours without pay to keep maternity services running safely. The results of a new poll published today by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have laid bare the extent of the problem with nine out of 10 midwives (85%) saying they have worked additional hours for no […]
Free labour to support those in labour no way to run maternity services says RCM
Findings published by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have revealed that during one week in March midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) in England, Scotland and Wales worked 136,834 extra unpaid hours to keep services running safely. A situation the College has described as ‘unsustainable’ and ‘grossly unfair’ as its members wait for a […]
Welsh midwives work hundreds of unpaid extra hours to keep services safe
Midwives in Wales are working hundreds of extra unpaid hours to keep maternity services running safely. Results of a poll published by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have revealed more than eight out of 10 (83%) midwives have worked extra hours for no pay over the course of just one week. Over half (53%) […]
What should midwives be researching – we want to hear from the global majority community say RCM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has launched a Research Prioritisation Project to understand what the top 10 future areas of maternity research should be. We want to hear from anyone across the UK who interacts with maternity services, so midwives, maternity support workers (MSWs), students and women and their families. We especially want to […]
Northern Ireland midwives vote to accept pay offer
Midwife and maternity support worker members of the Royal College of Midwives have voted to accept the pay offer made by the Northern Ireland Department of Health. A consultation of members closed on Wednesday, with 86.3% voting to accept. Karen Murray, Director of RCM Northern Ireland, said: “First and foremost, I want to pay tribute […]
Northern Ireland midwives vote to accept pay offer
on 22 March 2024 Midwife and maternity support worker members of the Royal College of Midwives have voted to accept the pay offer made by the Northern Ireland Department of Health. A consultation of members closed on Wednesday, with 86.3% voting to accept. Karen Murray, Director of RCM Northern Ireland, said: “First and foremost, I […]
‘Keep vital maternity services open’ say RCM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has called on local commissioners to rethink plans to close vital maternity and neonatal services at the Royal Free Hospital or the Whittington Hospital in North London. Under the current plans, one of the two maternity and services would close. The RCM along with midwives and maternity staff has […]
RCM calls to forgive student debt at TUC Women’s Conference
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today called on the Government to forgive student midwife debt and expand financial support for all healthcare students. The call comes in an RCM motion to the TUC Women’s Conference on the eve of International Women’s Day. A recent RCM survey found three-quarters of student midwives in England […]
RCM tells politicians how to fix the midwifery staffing crisis with new pre-election guide
‘Ending the national midwife shortage is possible,’ says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it launches a new guide with solutions for the next UK Parliament. Low-cost solutions to improve working conditions for midwives, practical examples of how flexible working can work, and suggestions to improve education and student attrition rates are among the […]