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 […]

Government pay recommendation ‘not good enough’ says RCM

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has described the Government’s pay recommendation of 2.8% for 2025/26 as ‘not good enough’ and says it won’t meet the expectations of its hard-working members. Furthermore, moving the crucial structural negotiations which formed part of this year’s pay round into 2025/26 runs counter to the Government’s previous commitment of […]

Maternal care for pregnant migrant women needs radical improvement, says RCM

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling for migrant women to receive adequate language support, including translation services, and access to maternity care via multiple routes when they need it. The call comes as MBRRACE-UK published its State of the Nation report on the maternity care recent migrant women receive, which found that just […]