Heart Unions Week: When midwives and MSWs speak out, change happens

This Heart Unions Week, we’re celebrating the real difference collective action makes in maternity services. From tackling unfair parking costs and securing uniform equality, to improving workplace safety and winning flexible working appeals, RCM members are proving the power of standing together. These wins show what’s possible when midwives and maternity support workers raise their […]

Education and Research conference

welcome Education and Research conference 2026 The power of education and research: strengthening the midwifery community Join us as we shine a spotlight on the vital contributions of midwives, student midwives, and maternity support workers (MSWs)/maternity care assistants (MCAs) who are driving excellence in education and research. Book Now The RCM  education and research conference […]

Royal College of Midwives welcomes appointment of Baroness Amos as chair of maternity and neonatal rapid review – but urges Health Secretary to pick up the pace

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed the announcement of Baroness Valerie Amos as chair of the review of maternity and neonatal safety, announced by the Secretary of State for Health & Social Care in June. However, the College’s reaction is tempered by frustration of the pace of the so-called rapid review. Gill Walton, […]