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Accessibility

Accessibility We want everyone who visits the website to feel welcome and find the experience rewarding. What are we doing To help us make the website a positive place for everyone, we’ve been using the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1. These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible for people with disabilities, and […]

Staff

staff The RCM has a staff team of 80, who are based across our headquarters in London, our country offices in Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh, as well as home-based workers across the UK. Meet the team Gill Walton CEO & General Secretary Biography Gill Walton is Chief Executive of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), […]

RCM Who we are

about us The Royal College of Midwives is the professional association and trade union for midwives and maternity support workers in the UK. We support our members to be the best midwife or MSW they can be, through the provision of guidance, support and advice on professional development, as well as representation should they need […]

Response to the DHSC call for evidence on a separate pay spine for nursing

Creating a separate pay spine for nurses is ‘divisive and unfair’ says RCM

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has described proposals for a separate pay spine just for nurses as ‘divisive and unfair’. The comments come as the RCM submitted its evidence in response to a government consultation on creating a separate pay scale for nurses. Midwives and maternity support workers work within multi-disciplinary teams and to […]

Running your branch

Running your branch RCM branches are the base unit for member democracy and involvement. Running an effective branch means that members know who their branch activists are and how they can get involved irrespective of whether they are an activist or not. This content is for Activists Running a successful branch Branch guidance Useful resources […]

Returning to midwifery practice

Returning to midwifery If you were previously a registered midwife but have had a break from practice, you may need to undertake a period of updating of your skills and knowledge through a Nursing and Midwifery Council approved RtP course before you can apply to rejoin the NMC professional register. This is to ensure you […]

Research

Research The RCM has research at its core. Our Research Strategy indicates the determination of the RCM to be an organisation that has research evidence at its core and that is committed to enhancing the research capacity and capability of midwives for the benefit of women, babies and families. Maternity studies with RCM involvement as […]

International bodies

international As one of the oldest midwifery organisations in the world, the RCM has a significant role on the international stage, as well as in the UK. We are an active member of the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), the European Midwives Association (EMA) and the European Forum for National Nursing and Midwifery Associations (EFNNMA). […]