The Royal College of Midwives has voted to ballot its members
The Royal College of Midwives says that women and babies will not be put at risk as it prepares to ballot its members on strike action. The organisation is unhappy with the government's pay rise offer for NHS staff, which the RCM says will equate to an increase of just 4% for the majority of its members.
In particular, the group says that it will not ask its members to break their code of conduct and that safe services will be maintained. Dr Suzanne Tyler, an Executive Director at the RCM, said: "Our members have spoken and just like us they believe a below inflation pay award is not good enough, they deserve more.
Announcing the NHS pay rise in July, the Government said that over one million NHS staff would benefit from a pay rise of at least £1,400, with the lowest earners receiving a rise of 9.3%. The then health secretary, Steve Barclay, said at the time: "Very high inflation-driven settlements would have a worse impact on pay packets in the long run than proportionate and balanced increases now, and it is welcome that the pay review bodies agree with this approach.
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