Discussing the RSV vaccine and other vaccinations during pregnancy
As new data is published on the uptake of the RSV vaccine among pregnant women, Clare Livingstone the RCM’s Professional Advisor for Policy and Public Health looks at the role midwives are playing in the rollout of this vaccine Midwives play a vital role in public health, providing care for women, their babies and families. When it comes […]
RCM publishes results of pay consultation with members in Northern Ireland
Midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) working in the HSC in Northern Ireland have had their say on the overdue 5.5% pay award announced in December. Following a two-week consultation the RCM says 76 percent of its members who voted said the 2024/25 award is acceptable as a step towards addressing the long term pay cuts […]
RCM Scotland calls for ‘a significant’ pay increase for its members
Today RCM Scotland has called for ‘a significant and above inflation’ pay increase that reflects the true cost of living in Scotland in its pay claim for the 2025/26 pay round. The joint unions’ pay claim was submitted by the Scottish Terms and Conditions Committee (STAC), of which the RCM is a member. It has […]
Campaign to improve pay for RCM members continues
Members of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) were in London this week giving oral evidence about the lived experience of midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) to the NHS Pay Review Body (PRB). They were joined by RCM staff who also urged the PRB to consider the bigger picture when it comes to pay […]
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 […]
RCM welcomes new funding for infant feeding and perinatal mental health support
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today welcomed an announcement of new funding for infant feeding and perinatal mental health support. The funding, which is to be targeted to 75 local authorities in England, has the potential, says the College, to make a big difference to women and families. RCM Chief Executive Gill Walton […]
RCM urges members in Northern Ireland to have their say on pay award
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling on all its members in Northern Ireland to have their say on the 5.5% pay award that was announced by Minister for Health Mike Nesbitt in late December. The pay award, while well overdue, is on par with what RCM members in England and Wales received and […]
RCM Wales welcomes rollout of electronic health record and maternity app
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Wales has welcomed an announcement from Welsh Government that electronic health records (EHR) and an app for maternity care will be introduced by March 2026. Maternity services can deliver safer care with the use of digital technology says the RCM as the EHR will enable pregnant women to […]
RCM welcomes long overdue pay award for members in Northern Ireland
A long overdue pay award has finally arrived for midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) in Northern Ireland. In a letter to Health and Social Care unions the Minister for Health Mike Nesbitt has confirmed that RCM members in Northern Ireland will receive a pay rise of 5.5%. The proposed pay award is on par […]