By RCM on 25 June 2018
Today the Scottish Government has announced the details of an agreement on pay for NHS staff on the Agenda for Change pay scales. This includes midwives, maternity support workers, nurses and a number of other NHS professions.
By RCM on 11 June 2018
Over the weekend the Scottish Government announced an immediate 3% pay award for all NHS staff on the Agenda for Change pay scale earning up to £80,000. This applies to staff including midwives and nurses.
By RCM on 01 May 2018
Today the Royal College of Midwives launches its member consultation on the Government’s pay offer. The online consultation will run from 1st-6th June 2018. The pay agreement will see midwives and maternity support workers receive pay ...
By RCM on 24 March 2018
Today the Government has announced a range of measures for England’s maternity services. Commenting on the announcement, Gill Walton, Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), said: “This is very long ...
By RCM on 21 March 2018
Today the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the other health unions have agreed in principal a three year pay package with the Government for NHS staff. This includes midwives and maternity support workers on the NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) ...
By RCM on 09 March 2018
Following media reports today about a possible pay deal for NHS staff, Jon Skewes, Director for Employment Relations and Communications at the Royal College of Midwives, commented “The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and other health unions ...
By RCM on 20 December 2017
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today published results of a survey undertaken by the RCM to gauge the opinion of midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) about their feelings towards their pay.
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 28 November 2017
Responding to comments by Jeremy Hunt on NHS pay reported in the Health Service Journal today Jon Skewes, Director for Policy, Employment Relations and Communications at the Royal College of Midwives, said: “It would appear that the Secretary ...
