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WANTED: ministerial action to end pregnancy and maternity discrimination at work
In 2016, the Government commissioned research by the Equality & Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and found disturbing high levels of pregnancy and maternity discrimination in British workplaces: 78 per cent of pregnant women and new mothers ...
COVID vaccine and pregnancy
Firstly, I want to pay tribute to everyone working in midwifery teams throughout the pandemic. The mothers, partners and babies born during Covid have needed additional support to help deal with impact of the pandemic and you have provided ...Keeping the pressure on for pay
When, last month, the UK Government proposed a 1% pay rise for NHS staff in England, there was a huge outcry. This included from many MPs on the Government’s own backbenches. Why were people so angry? Because the proposed 1% was so derisory. ...
Maternity community matters now more than ever
Today, 22 April is the third annual Stephen Lawrence Day, named for the young black teenager who was murdered in a racially motivated attack in 1993. The focus of the day is on community and how it matters now more than ever in the tackle against ...
Maternal mental health - the Hidden Half
Yesterday marked the release of our latest Hidden Half survey results. Last year, in April 2020, NCT’s campaigning work led to secured funding for a dedicated postnatal maternal check in primary care so that new mothers have their own appointment ...Health is on the ballot paper in England’s elections
On 6 May, voters across Britain will choose who will make decisions affecting their lives in a patchwork of elections for councillors, mayors, police and crime commissioners, as well as members of both the Scottish and Welsh Parliaments.
Scottish Parliament election: what the RCM wants to see and what the parties are promising
On 6 May, voters in Scotland will choose who gets to sit in the Scottish Parliament for the next five years. That outcome will also determine who forms the next Scottish Government, which since 1999 has been responsible for the NHS in Scotland.
Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament election: what the RCM wants to see and what the parties are promising
On 6 May, voters in Wales will choose who will represent them in Senedd Cymru / the Welsh Parliament (“the Senedd”) for the next few years. That outcome will also, of course, determine who will become First Minister of Wales and form the next Welsh ...
Thursday is decision day in elections across Britain
At 7am on Thursday 6 May, polling stations across England, Scotland and Wales will open their doors for 15 hours so that up to 48 million people can cast their votes in a whole host of elections.