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RCM launches ‘Fair Pay Overdue’ campaign
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has launched its ‘Fair Pay Overdue’ campaign which calls on the government to end pay restraint in the NHS and commit to fully fund a pay rise for midwives, maternity support workers and other NHS staff.
The RCM is calling on the government to end their policy of pay restraint in the NHS by ending the public sector pay cap that restricts the recommendations that the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB) can make.
It is also calling for a commitment to fully fund a pay award that reflects the increased cost of living, and the real terms loss of earning that some NHS staff have suffered since 2010.
Government pay freezes and pay restraint has seen the value of pay of the average midwife drop by £6,000 over 2010. With the rate of inflation rapidly increasing the value of pay is set to drop even further.
As part of the campaign, the RCM will be urging its midwife and maternity support workers to write to their MP so they can know about the real impact of pay restraint.
Jon Skewes, director for policy, employment relations and communications at the College of Midwives, said: “The government must commit to fully fund a real terms pay increase for midwives and NHS staff. Anything less will fundamentally damage employment relations in the NHS and will add to the already rock-bottom NHS morale. It will further push midwives out of the profession at a time when we already have a shortage of midwives that is getting worse. We need our NHS staff more than ever because ultimately, investment in NHS staff is an investment in high quality, safe NHS care.
“This is not a request for buckets of money; it is a request for fair pay that makes up for years of what are effectively pay cuts. Midwives and maternity support workers work incredibly hard under increasingly challenging circumstances and they are working harder every day while seeing their pay drop. All we are asking for is for midwives, maternity support workers and the whole of the NHS team to be treated fairly for the tremendous job they do every day.”
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