The RCM’s Senior Organiser in the North of England, Rae Trotter, looks ahead to this year’s International Day of the Midwife and the key role midwives play in crisis situations across the world.

Caitlin Wilson, the RCM’s Professional Advisor on education and career development, looks back at our recent webinar with the European Space Agency.

RCM Quality & Standards Advisor, Emma Rose, shares the team’s experiences of attending a European congress.

MPs gathered in Westminster last Tuesday (26 February) for a 90-minute debate on maternity services in England. We took full opportunity of the debate to amplify the voice of members through briefing MPs ahead of time – and that work paid off. We were name-checked multiple times, on issues like the need for more midwives and for better financial support for student midwives.

When RCM steward and staffside rep Keelie Barrett heard a rumour that a vital bus service between sites at her Trust was under threat, she got organised. 

With applications for self-nominations to the RCM Board open, our current Chair, Barbara Kuypers, tells us about the privilege to help steer the College, and what it brings to her professional life.