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Influencing

RCM welcomes announcement from Government on payment for bereaved families of NHS workers  

By RCM welcomes announcement from Government on payment for bereaved families of NHS workers   The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) says that today’s announcement by the Government on an additional death in service payment for all NHS workers is ‘real recognition of the risk RCM members and all other frontline NHS staff face during this ...

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• • Midwives
  • RCM
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  • Pregnancy
  • NHS
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  • NHS England
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  • NHS Unions
  • Northern Ireland
  • RCM Northern Ireland
  • Safe high quality care

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RCM comment on draft emergency legislation.

By RCM comment on draft emergency legislation on 17 March 2020 Following the announcement of draft emergency legislation today, Gill Walton, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Midwives, said:

Media releases

• • NHS
  • NHS Staff
  • NHS Unions

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Coronavirus guidance for NHS trusts and health staff published

on 27 February 2020 Guidance for hospitals and NHS staff about the risks posed by the coronavirus has today been published by NHS employers, The Royal College of Midwives and the health unions.

Media releases

• • Labour Party
  • Labour
  • RCM
  • Pay and Agenda For Change
  • Maternal Mental health
  • NHS Staff
  • NHS Unions
  • Midwives
  • Specialist Midwives
  • Student midwives
  • Specialist Mental Health Midwives
  • Newly Qualified Midwives

Influencing

‘RCM responds to Labour Party manifesto pledges’

By ‘RCM responds to Labour Party manifesto pledges’ on 21 November 2019 The Labour party have today launched their manifesto for the 2019 General Election. Responding Jon Skewes, Executive Director for External Relations at the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), said; “We are happy to see a commitment to putting ...

Media releases

• • NHS Unions
  • Midwives
  • Department of Health
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers
  • Pay and Agenda For Change
  • NHS Pay Review Body
  • Secretary of State for Health

Supporting

‘Unacceptable to ask midwives to fund their own pay increase through cuts says RCM’

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.

Media releases

• • NHS Unions
  • Pay and Agenda For Change

Supporting

Strong public support for NHS staff pay rise

By Julie Griffiths on 28 September 2017 There is overwhelming public support for removing the government’s cap on NHS pay according to survey results released today (28 September) by 14 NHS unions.

Media releases

• • NHS
  • NHS Unions
  • RCM
  • Government
  • Pay and Agenda For Change

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‘All NHS staff need a pay rise that’s above inflation,’ say RCM and NHS Unions

By RCM on 15 September 2017 NHS unions are today (Friday) breaking with tradition and submitting a pay claim directly to the government on behalf of more than one million health workers across the UK.

Media releases

• • NHS Unions
  • RCM
  • NHS
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • Pay and Agenda For Change

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‘Government policy on pay restraint disastrous, unfair and unsustainable says RCM’

By RCM on 04 July 2017 Today (Tuesday July 4th) The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has joined other NHS trade unions to discuss the public sector pay crisis.