Virtual midlands and east regional training day (July)
Event Details Date: 15 July 2025 Time: 10:30am – 2:30pm Capacity: 30 Available spaces: 11 Registration: Open Book Now
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North east regional training day (July)
Event Details Date: 23 July 2025 Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm Capacity: 18 Available spaces: 5 Registration: Open Book Now
RCM urges greater focus and ambition around midwifery and maternity research

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has announced its top 10 research priorities for midwifery and maternity care – identified in a thorough process working with the James Lind Alliance, and closely supported by a project Steering Group made up of midwives, midwifery students, maternity support workers (MSWs), women and birthing parents and their supporters. […]
Spotlight on perinatal mental health at RCM’s national conference

With more women needing mental health support during pregnancy and in the postnatal period, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is putting perinatal mental health in the spotlight at its 2025 Conference. Delegates from the midwifery community, who are gathering in Birmingham this week, will hear from experts about how to deliver the vital support […]
‘Shocking budget cuts will compromise the delivery of safe maternity care in every way,’ says RCM

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has described the Government and NHS England’s decision to slash crucial ringfenced maternity service funding as ‘utterly shocking’. The devastating decision revealed by the Health Service Journal (HSJ) on the eve of the RCM’s national conference, will see national Service Development Funding (SDF) for maternity services drop from £95m […]
RCM Wales calls for more support for staff to deliver maternity safety improvements

Sustained support and investment are needed to enable midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) to deliver safety improvements across Welsh maternity services says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Wales. Everything from safe staffing levels to prioritising time for multidisciplinary training and improving organisational and working cultures must be addressed,if we are to see […]
Proud to support members when things go wrong, equally proud to improve workplace conditions

On International Workers Memorial Day, RCM’s Director for Representation and Organising shares some of the most recent workplace wins and settlements secured for RCM members. In 2024 the RCM won a staggering £1.2 million in damages and settlements for RCM members through our comprehensive legal services. This figure is almost three times the previous year’s […]
Introductory stewards training (November)
Event Details Date: 4 November 2025 Time: 12:30pm – 3:30pm Capacity: 20 Available spaces: 2 Registration: Open Book Now
Activist conference 2025
Event Details Date: 14 October 2025 Time: 8:30am – 4:30pm Capacity: 150 Available spaces: 35 Registration: Open Book Now