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Date set to ballot midwives on industrial action in Scotland
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Scotland has today announced the date it will ballot its members on industrial action. The four-week ballot will open on 29 September and run until 27 October. The announcement comes as midwives, maternity ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/3637/shutterstock_435294154-1-_ballott-box.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543778640000000)
RCM urges midwives to vote yes to industrial action as England and Wales pay ballot opens
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today launched only its second ballot on industrial action in England and its first in Wales in its142 year history. The College, which represents most midwives and also maternity support workers (MSWs) ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/6371/ddad.jpeg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779850000000)
RCM to consult members in Northern Ireland on appetite for industrial action
“If no pay award was implemented, would you be prepared to take industrial action?” That’s one of the questions the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) will ask its members in Northern Ireland next week when it launches a formal consultation on pay. The ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/1969/p55_scotland.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131884116440000000)
Scotland’s midwives vote yes to industrial action over pay
Midwife and maternity support worker (MSW) members of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) across Scotland have overwhelmingly voted yes on taking industrial action, up to and including strike action, over the Scottish Government’s ‘insulting’ ...Northern Ireland Government must ‘get its act together’ on pay says RCM say
Midwives and maternity support worker (MSW) members of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) across Northern Ireland have said resoundingly that they are prepared to take industrial action, including strike action if necessary, over the lack ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/6405/deliver-a-decent-deal.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779870000000)
Act on pay and help the NHS, staff and patients, say health unions
Unions representing more than a million staff working across the NHS have today (Tuesday) met with health secretary Steve Barclay to discuss the growing workforce crisis. At the Westminster meeting this morning, the unions made clear that ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/3929/whittington_hospital_043.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543778760000000)
Upcoming pension changes support more flexible working for retired NHS staff
Midwives who retire but still want to do some NHS work will benefit from NHS pension scheme rule changes from 1 April 2023. The changes affect those who have 1995 pension scheme section benefits. From 1 April those who are retired can return to ...RCM asks for members’ support in developing a national picture of perinatal mental health support
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is asking midwives and maternity support workers across the UK to help develop its perinatal mental health strategy. The RCM wants to get a sense of perinatal mental health support across different areas, ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/2499/scottish-flag_istock_250x200.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131884116540000000)
RCM welcomes Scotland midwifery and nursing taskforce announcement
The RCM has called an announcement by the Scottish Government today 'a very positive step forward for midwifery and maternity care in Scotland'. This follows the announcement of a Ministerial Taskforce on Nursing and Midwifery by Scotland’s ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/6405/deliver-a-decent-deal.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779870000000)