By RCM on 26 January 2018
‘Too little attention has been given to retaining midwives and nurses in the NHS, which has clearly resulted in more leaving than joining the profession’ say the Health Committee in their latest report published today (Friday January 26th) ...
By RCM on 19 December 2017
Almost 50 percent (49%) of Heads of Midwifery (HOMs) from across the UK have told The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) that they have had to close their maternity units at some point in the past year because they could not cope with the demand and ...
By RCM on 07 December 2017
Today the Secretary of State Jeremy Hunt has written to the Chair NHS Pay Review Body (PRB) to formally commence the 2018-19 pay round for all NHS staff, including midwives.
By RCM on 14 May 2017
Commenting on the result of the RCN’s survey about pay restraint Jon Skewes the RCM’s director of policy, employment relations and communications said: “NHS staff have now seen seven years of pay restraint and with at least another three years ...
By RCM on 28 March 2017
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have responded to today’s announcement from the NHS Pay Review Body on pay proposals for 2017/18.
By RCM on 15 March 2017
New analysis from the Resolution Foundation funded by the Nuffield Foundation, shows that a decline has begun in public sector pay and is set to continue until at least 2019.
By RCM on 30 January 2017
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling for the NHS Pay Review Body to break the Government’s policy of public sector pay restraint. Following the petition to ‘Scrap the NHS Pay Cap’ this coming Monday (January 30th) MPs will debate pay ...
By RCM on 18 January 2017
Today the TUC have released a report saying that workers in the public sector including midwives face real pay falls of thousands of pounds by 2020. Commenting on the report, Jon Skewes, Director for Policy, Employment Relations and Communications, ...
By RCM on 13 December 2016
The latest inflation figures published by the Office for National Statistics today show Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rising to 1.2% in November.
