Digital Symposium

Event Details Date: 16 April 2026 Time: 9:00am – 3:00pm Capacity: 150 Available spaces: 143 Registration: Open Book Now

The RCM responds to Baroness Amos’ interim report on maternity services

The Royal College of Midwives has responded to Baroness Amos’ interim report on maternity services, calling for urgent action on safe staffing and proper investment after the review highlighted systemic failings across maternity care. The report, which examined maternity services found that despite 748 recommendations made over the past decade, change has been “too slow.” […]

RCM to help shape Government’s Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed the Government’s invitation to help shape the new Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce in England. The taskforce, which will be chaired by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting, will turn the national maternity investigation’s recommendations into a national action plan. Following the RCM’s […]

Activist conference 2026

Event Details Date: 23 April 2026 Time: 8:00am – 4:30pm Capacity: 100 Available spaces: 79 Registration: Open Book Now

Failure of oversight means NMC is letting down midwifery educators and students and not fulfilling its duty to protect the public, says RCM

Following a Sunday Times investigation into midwifery education published today, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has reiterated its calls to invest more in the education of the next generation of midwives and those working in the university sector. The RCM said the Sunday Times’ findings reflect long-standing issues it has raised repeatedly about inadequate […]

Education and Research conference

welcome Education and Research conference 2026 The power of education and research: strengthening the midwifery community Join us as we shine a spotlight on the vital contributions of midwives, student midwives, and maternity support workers (MSWs)/maternity care assistants (MCAs) who are driving excellence in education and research. Book Now The RCM  education and research conference […]

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