Union chief executive to retire
The head of the Royal College of Midwives has said she will retire at the end of August. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - January 13, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Midwife union leader announces retirement this summer
Professor Cathy Warwick, the chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives, will step down from the role and retire at the end of August 2017, it has been announced today. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - January 13, 2017 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Maternity services ‘missing’ from regional STP plans
Half of all the new regional plans for the future of NHS services in England do not mention or include very little detail about maternity services, according to the Royal College of Midwives. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - December 22, 2016 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Guidance on implementing NICE safe staffing guideline for midwives
The Royal College of Midwives has published guidance for senior midwives and NHS managers and aims to support them in implementing NICE safe staffing guidance in maternity services. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - December 13, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
College publishes guidance to get midwife staffing ‘right’
Midwives ’ role should not be extended into obstetrics or nursing to compensate for staffing shortages, according to new workforce guidance issued by the Royal College of Midwives. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - December 6, 2016 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Midwife union drops threat of legal action against trust
The Royal College of Midwives will not take legal action against the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust after it revealed details of an “irregular” redundancy deal for a former midwife involved in a care scandal at the trust. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - November 3, 2016 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
NHS needs £280m or the government will be breaking minimum wage laws
29 September 2016
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The government will need to inject £280m into the NHS by the end of the decade, or ministers will find themselves in breach of their own minimum wage laws, warn unions representing health service employees in the UK today (Friday).
In their annual submission to the NHS pay review body, the unions say that because the pay of health workers has failed to keep pace with inflation, within five years the lowest paid employees will be earning less than the minimum wage.
The national living wage – essentially the minimum wage for workers over the age of 25 – is cur...
Source: UNISON Health care news - September 29, 2016 Category: UK Health Authors: Charlotte Jeffs Tags: News Press release health health care health pay pay review body Source Type: news
UNISON vows to campaign for midwives and their patients
Abolishing the NHS bursary for healthcare students England when there is a shortage of midwives is “a massively retrograde step”, UNISON’s Eleanor Smith told TUC delegates in Brighton this morning.
Seconding a motion from the Royal College of Midwives on protecting continuity of care, she said the move will stop “many potential healthcare students from going on to become midwives, nurses or allied health professionals” but, more than that, “it will affect patient care – because the supply of dedicated health professionals will be affected”.
“Healthcare students are not like other students,” added Ms Smi...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - September 13, 2016 Category: Food Science Authors: Tony Braisby Tags: Article News congress health care Midwives NHS bursary TUC TUC16 Source Type: news
Warning that Brexit could exacerbate midwife shortage
The midwife shortage could be huge if European Union midwives were unable to work in the UK post Brexit, the Royal College of Midwives has warned. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - September 13, 2016 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Herts NHS cash-for-pensions deal is ‘ morally wrong ’ and ‘ legally suspect ’ , says UNISON
12 September 2016
Unions will today (Monday) be protesting outside Lister Hospital in Stevenage against an offer of cash incentives by East and North Hertfordshire NHS trust to nurses who opt out of the NHS pension scheme.
The trust is offering higher salaries to new starters and existing staff in a bid to fill 200 nursing vacancies, a measure which UNISON says is “morally wrong”, against the law and discourages workers from planning for their retirement.
The union has already reported the trust to the NHS Pensions Board and the Pensions Regulator, and is now awaiting their response.
This is not the first tim...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - September 12, 2016 Category: Food Science Authors: Charlotte Jeffs Tags: News Press release eastern region nursing pensions Tracey Lambert UNISON Source Type: news
Raw egg headlines risk ‘confusing’ patients
Headlines about the improved safety of eating eggs could be “confusing” for pregnant women who should still take precautions, says the Royal College of Midwives. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - July 26, 2016 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Health workers and charities unite to urge rethink on NHS bursaries
Health workers and charities got together today to warn the government that its plans to abolish NHS bursaries and introduce student loans for those studying to become health professionals in England risks reducing the supply of vital health workers, when they are needed more than ever.
They warn that the plans are “a short-sighted attempt to solve a long-term and complicated problem.
“Moreover,” they warn, because the plans have not been properly risk-assessed, “continuing with them as they currently stand would be nothing short of reckless”.
UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis joined repre...
Source: UNISON Health care news - June 18, 2016 Category: UK Health Authors: Tony Braisby Tags: Article News health care healthcare NHS NHS bursary NHS students nursing students save the NHS bursary Source Type: news
Maternity clinic for rape survivors
The Royal College of Midwives has announced the first UK maternity clinic offering specialist support to rape survivors. The clinic is a joint initiative between Barts Health NHS Trust, of which the Royal London Hospital is part of, and an organisation called My Body Back Project, which provides services to women who have been assaulted. It will provide clinical and psychological support, as well as mental health advice. Women who are not yet pregnant can also access pre-conceptual care. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - June 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New figures spark call for renewed focus on FGM
More than a 1,000 cases of female genital mutilation were reported in the first three months of this year, sparking calls for a national action plan from the Royal College of Midwives. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - June 8, 2016 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Cochrane Making a Difference: Midwifery
The Cochrane Making a Difference series focuses on stories of how Cochrane evidence has made an impact on real-world health decision making and outcomes. This story focuses on the improved outcomes that women experience in pregnancy and delivery when they are cared for by a midwife that they know.A Cochrane Review on continuity of midwife care was first published in 2004, and most recently updated in 2016. As more trials have been added to the Cochrane Review, uncertainties in the original findings have been reduced. The current evidence demonstrates that women who have received continuity of care from a midwife they know,...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - June 2, 2016 Category: Information Technology Authors: nowens at cochrane.org Source Type: news
