09 September 2018
Today the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock announced that health and care staff will be part of a health and social care conversation, as a new national engagement exercise is launched.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
30 June 2017
In the Scottish parliament yesterday the Finance Secretary Derek Mackay, said the Scottish Government ‘has committed to lifting the pay cap’ for public sector workers.
19 June 2017
Today the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and other NHS trade unions have written to Theresa May calling on her to end her policy of public sector pay restraint and address the significant fall in the value of NHS pay.
04 October 2017
Today (3rd October 2017) Jeremy Hunt gave a speech at the Conservative party Conference in which he pledged to create additional training posts for student nurses and more flexible working for NHS staff.
