SMiLe 25 Conference

Event Details Date: 13 November 2025 Time: 8:00am – 4:00pm Capacity: 100 Available spaces: 100 Registration: Open Book Now

RCM welcomes announcement of no separate pay spine for nurses

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed the news that the Government will not pursue a separate pay spine for NHS nurses. The RCM described the proposals as ‘divisive and unfair’ when it submitted evidence to the Government’s consultation in 2024 and has been staunchly opposed to the creation of a separate pay scale […]

RCM calls on TUC to tackle racial discrimination and inequalities in the NHS

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is urging the TUC support its call to eradicate systemic racism faced by global majority NHS staff at this weekend’s Trade Union Congress (TUC) Black Workers’ Conference. The RCM’s motion shines a spotlight on the continued inequities faced by global majority staff, particularly those in ‘bank’ roles, who support […]

Myth busting maternal mental health webinar

Joint RCM/INMO conference 2025

RCM calls for urgent investigation into unlawful restraints on pregnant women in prison 

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) have written to the Secretary of State for Justice, Shabana Mahmood, calling for an independent investigation into the reported unlawful use of restraints on pregnant women in prison. The letter follows reports of two women being handcuffed during labour for […]

UK needs to invest in healthy beginnings, RCM tells UK governments  

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling on the UK’s four governments to heed the advice of the World Health Organization and invest in healthy beginnings to build hopeful futures. With investment in maternity care across all four UK nations in the doldrums, the RCM is urging politicians to change tack. The RCM has […]

Race to lunch: Inequality to inclusion

Event Details Date: 3 December 2025 Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm Capacity: 100 Available spaces: 100 Registration: Open Book Now

Race to lunch: Race, ethnicity & identity

Event Details Date: 9 September 2025 Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm Capacity: 100 Available spaces: 100 Registration: Open Book Now

RCM responds to announcement that NHSE is to be scrapped

Responding to the Prime Minister’s announcement that NHS England is to be scrapped with management of health service returning to Government, the Royal College of Midwives’ (RCM) Chief Executive, Gill Walton, said: “Both the Prime Minister and the Health Secretary have said that abolishing NHS England will put more money into frontline services. Every midwife […]