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RCM Scotland - your voice matters
It’s nearly four weeks since I took up the post of the Director of the RCM in Scotland and I wanted to take the time to share some reflections from my first month. In many ways I feel that I have come full circle, long before becoming a midwife I was the ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/2498/scottish-flag250x200.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131884116540000000)
Crucial RCM members in Scotland respond to survey on pay
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is urging its members Scotland to have their say on pay by responding to the pay consultation which was launched last week. The pay consultation runs until midday Monday 10 May and over the past week all members ...Perinatal mental health support impacted by shortage of midwives
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) today called on the Scottish Government to deliver consistent investment in maternity recruitment, development and wellbeing. The call came as its Director of Professional Midwifery, Dr Mary Ross-Davie, ...'RCM welcomes commitment from Scottish Government to drive up maternity standards’
The Scottish Government have today re-announced support for new mothers and their families. This includes more than £50 million to improve access to mental health support for expectant and new mothers, and £12 million to transform maternity ...RCM expresses concern at supply of personal protection equipment for midwives
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has called on the Government to ensure that midwives and maternity support workers receive appropriate personal protective equipment to ensure they remain safe and well so they can continue to care for people.![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/2059/studentmidwives_istock-478606255.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131884116470000000)
Investment needed in midwifery education says RCM Scotland
Commenting on new figures on midwife numbers in Scotland, Dr Mary Ross-Davie, Director for Scotland at the Royal College of Midwives, said: “The rise in the number of midwives is good news. Now we need more investment in the universities and ...RCM Scotland calls for early and significant pay rise
Commenting on the news that the Scottish Government is to give NHS workers a £500 one-off payment, Dr Mary Ross-Davie, Director for Scotland at the Royal College of Midwives, said: "Once again Scotland is leading the way in recognising the value ...RCM secures a significant and backdated pay rise for members in Scotland
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Scotland has secured an offer of a 4% pay increase for midwives and maternity support workers in Scotland. Crucially the RCM says the Government has agreed to backdate the pay increase to 1 December 2020 ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/4907/scotland.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779180000000)
Invest in Scottish maternity to tackle deprivation says RCM in message to next government
Tackling Scotland’s social deprivation and inequalities by investing in maternity services and staff must be at the heart of the next government’s policy. This is the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in a Blueprint for maternity ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/1969/p55_scotland.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131884116440000000)