Midwives vote to accept NHS pay offer, union says

April 26, 2023

Midwives have voted to accept the NHS pay offer, the Royal College of Midwives has announced.

In a turnout of 48% of eligible members working in the NHS in England, 57% voted to accept the deal, with 43% rejecting it.

Alice Sorby, director of employment relations at the RCM, said: "The offer was not perfect, and it was not everything we asked for or that midwives and maternity support workers deserve.

"However, it was a step forward from the Government's entrenched position on 2022/23 pay and improved on its directions to the Pay Review Body for 2023/24."

Midwives' acceptance of the NHS pay offer comes as more than 400 HMRC workers announced they will strike for 18 days in May and June.

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