SMiLe 26 Conference
Event Details Date: 18 November 2026 Time: 9:00am – 4:30pm Capacity: 120 Available spaces: 120 Registration: Closed Book Now
SMiLe conference 2026
welcome SMiLe conference 2026 Standing Up for the Midwifery Community Join us to connect with colleagues from across maternity services in Scotland, meet the RCM team, and expand your professional network. Book Now This year’s theme Standing Up for the Midwifery Community, celebrates the power of connection, collaboration, and the shared journey through maternity care. […]
Farewell to a steward extraordinaire: Janett Sneddon retires after 50 years of service to mothers and members
A beloved midwife and RCM steward has retired after more than four decades of dedication to RCM members across Scotland. Janett Sneddon began her NHS career in 1975 as a student midwife at Bangour General Hospital in West Lothian, before spending six years in Leicester – where she also took her first steps as an RCM steward. […]
Introductory stewards part two: Disciplinary and grievance (Scotland)
Event Details Date: 19 October 2026 Time: 10:30am – 4:00pm Capacity: 14 Available spaces: 12 Registration: Open Book Now
Scottish manifesto
Syndeo: Band 7 leaders course Edinburgh
Event Details Date: 30 September 2026 Time: 9:15am – 4:00pm Capacity: 12 Available spaces: 7 Registration: Open Book Now
‘Women and babies deserve better’: The Royal College of Midwives in Scotland demands Government take urgent action with safe staffing campaign.
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Scotland has launched a safe staffing campaign and manifesto, calling on the Scottish Government to take urgent action to address critical challenges putting women, babies and staff at risk. Click here to read through the full manifesto. The manifesto, which was launched in Edinburgh this week, sets out seven clear priorities […]
Strengthening compensatory rest guidance for Scotland
“Winning for our members providing out of hours on-call in Scotland’ Last week saw the publication of “Guidance on Applying Compensatory Rest Related to On-Call for Staff Employed Under Agenda for Change Terms & Conditions”, published as part of the NHS Scotland Agenda for Change (AfC) Review, via the Scottish Terms and Conditions Committee (STAC). The RCM pushed for its development to ensure that midwives and other AfC staff were effectively supported […]
The culture of recruitment in Scotland
The experience of early career midwives in Scotland: Five years on
