board elections 2025

The RCM invites you to now vote, for its new Board Members who will take up office from 1 September 2025

Vote now for the RCM Board

The RCM Board Elections are now open and eligible members should receive their ballot papers by post. This is a postal vote and the information on how to vote is in your packs. Voting is open from 19 May and the closing date is MIDDAY 20 June 2025. CIVICA are managing our elections for us, as with previous years. The full candidate information will be in your voting packs. Eligible members please cast your votes.

The 16 candidates standing for election to fill the five positions on the RCM Board are as follows:

Alexandra Birch
Benedicta Agbagwara-Osuji
Bridget Dack
Carla Jones-Charles
Chrissy Walsh
Hannah Leonard
Jamie Morris
Jane Rooney
Martha Char
Pauline Okhamesan
Rosemary Idiaghe
Stephen McManus
Thomas McEwan
Antonita Wood
Wendy (Wanda) Warrington
Wendy Matthews

If eligible members require a pack to be issued, they can request this by contacting Civica on TakePart@civica.co.uk.

Period of Office

A member elected in 2025 and who has not previously served on the Board will be appointed for four years.Ā  They may stand for election for a further period after that.

A member elected in 2023 who is already a board member and approaching the end of their initial period of office will remain on the Board for a further two years.

All new members elected in 2025 will take up office as an RCM Board Member on
1 September 2025 with a lead in period starting on 23 July 2025.

A member who has served as an RCM Board Member for a combined period of six years, must take a break of six years before standing for re-election.

The following documents provide more detail on role and responsibilities of the RCM Board and its members.

Further resources

Elections timetable

Midwives looking at documents

Code of Conduct

RCM Rules

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