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Long overdue pay rise finally confirmed for members in Northern Ireland
After much delay yesterday Northern Ireland’s Health Minister Robin Swann announced he will finally implement a 3% pay award for RCM members. The pay increase which was recommended by the NHS Pay Review Body (PRB) sometime ago and is on par ...
RCM calls on Government for new money to fund early pay rise for midwives and maternity support workers
Give us an early pay deal – and don’t defund other services to pay for it. That’s the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it moves to step up its pay campaign today.
Midwives wish for well-led, well-resourced maternity services for the New Year
Well-led, well-resourced maternity services are at the top of midwives’ wish list for the coming year. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has set out its stall for a safe 2021, where pregnant women receive care in well-funded maternity services ...This ‘spend now, tax cuts later’ Budget will leave you out of pocket
When it comes to the Budget, it pays to look beyond the immediate headlines, let the dust settle before forming a judgement and, above all, study the small print. Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget, delivered to Parliament on Wednesday is no exception ...
RCM warns of midwife exodus as maternity staffing crisis grows
Midwives are being driven out of the NHS by understaffing and fears they can’t deliver safe care to women in the current system, according to a new survey of its members by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM).
Why improving pay has never been more important with the rising cost of living
It probably feels like Groundhog Day, but the issue of your pay is never far away at the RCM. In the last blog I wrote, we had just submitted our written evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body (PRB) (you can read that here). I’d like to be able to give you ...How to stand up for high standards
Standing up for high standards, can sometimes mean speaking out on culture and practices around you, speaking truth to power and sometimes making yourself unpopular. As a member of a trade union, we know it is important for individuals to be ...Midwife numbers falling fastest in North of England
The number of midwives in England's NHS is dropping, and at a quickening pace. This worrying new trend started in the summer of 2021, before which we had never before seen year-on-year falls in midwife numbers. But the drop is not happening equally ...
Upcoming NHS pension changes will affect retired staff who come back to work in the NHS
Midwives who retire and return from the 1995 section of the NHS Pension scheme in England and Wales will in the future benefit from changes to the 16hr rule. It has been agreed that the process to permanently remove that rule be started. The 16hr ...