RCM launches snap poll for members in Northern Ireland
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling all its members in Northern Ireland to take part in its snap poll on additional hours worked which launches today. The RCM wants to know how many unpaid extra hours its members worked during last week, 15-21 April. Midwives and Maternity Support Workers (MSWs) can let the […]
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Midwives face huge barriers returning to work due to lack of childcare, says RCM
A lack of flexible and accessible childcare options for midwives’ risks heightening Scotland’s maternity workforce challenges. The warning comes as an RCM motion calling on the Scottish Government to take immediate steps to provide accessible, affordable childcare across Scotland including wraparound care was adopted at yesterday’s session of the Scottish Trade Union Congress (STUC). At […]
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 […]
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 […]
What does an RCM branch do?
branches What does an RCM branch do? There are almost 200 RCM branches across all four countries of the UK, which undertake a broad range of activities in their local workplaces. These activities include representing members individually, addressing workplace issues, hosting branch learning events, supporting members to attend RCM conferences and events, celebrating midwifery locally […]
Fellows (old)
Fellows RCM Fellowship recognises individual midwives who provide exceptional leadership and deliver excellence in practice, education or research. How to become an RCM Fellow Scroll for more Why should you apply for a fellowship? Who can apply? How to apply Guidance for referees Why should you apply for a fellowship? You lead on future developments and […]
Why Join the RCM
Why join us? The Royal College of Midwives is at the heart of the midwifery community, run by midwives and maternity support workers for midwives and maternity support workers. As both a professional association and a trade union, we are here to support you throughout your professional life. We have branches in most Trusts and […]
On-call
On-calls Increasingly across the UK, staffing shortages have been used to drive the introduction of new forms of on-call. This is not the intended purpose of on-calls, which have traditionally been worked by community teams to cover intrapartum care for the women in their care. What is ‘on-call’? What are the arrangements for on-call? Our […]