Coppafeel webinar

Event Details Date: 23 October 2025 Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm Capacity: 100 Available spaces: 100 Registration: Open Book Now

Joint RCM/INMO conference 2025

Event Details Date: 20 November 2025 Time: 8:00am – 4:30pm Capacity: 100 Available spaces: 100 Registration: Open Book Now

Historic move sees RCM pull out of NHS Pay Review Body process

In a historic move after two decades the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has announced that it is withdrawing from the NHS Pay Review Body (PRB) process for 2026/27. The decision the trade union says ‘it hasn’t taken lightly’ but one they feel is ‘absolutely necessary’ given lack of progress on NHS pay reform for […]

RCM response to Government announcement on national maternity investigation  

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has called for urgency and support for staff and families following today’s announcement from the Department of Health and Social Care naming the 14 NHS Trusts that will be part of the new national investigation into maternity and neonatal services. Gill Walton, Chief Executive of the RCM, said:  “Now […]

RCM patron Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visits Welsh maternity unit

A maternity service that is leading the way in delivering culturally competent maternity care and improvements outlined in the Welsh Government’s Anti-Racism Action Plan has received royal recognition. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) patron, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, today visited the midwives and maternity staff at The Grange Hospital to see first […]

Joint agency approach is needed to end the inequality gap in maternal mortality rates says RCM

The Royal College of Midwives has again called for immediate and urgent measures to tackle the inequality of outcomes for women and families using maternity services. The call comes following the publication of the latest MBRRACE-UK report, Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care, into maternal deaths during and immediately following pregnancy between 2021 and 2023. The […]

RCM keeps support for student and newly qualified midwives top of the agenda at TUC Congress

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has used one of its motions at the 2025 TUC Congress to shine a light on the ongoing challenges facing student and newly-qualified midwives. Financial hardship while studying midwifery, the accrual of significant debt, juggling childcare with clinal placement and the uncertainty of not finding full-time employment upon graduation […]

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