midwifery society network
The RCM Midwifery Society (MidSoc) Network is a community of MidSocs from across the UK, designed to support communication and collaboration. By joining the network, your MidSoc can access additional resources and input into how we support and celebrate you.
This network will be launching in January 2025, contact us here for more information.
You will be able to join the MidSoc Network in January 2025 when it launches. Be sure to follow our socials so you can keep up-to-date and be the first to join. For further information, contact us here.
By joining the network, you will have access to additional resources, feature on the RCM map, and be able to participate in events such as RCM Instagram lives. You can also contact the network directly for information on your local branches or regional organisers who may be able to support or collaborate with you.
The RCM is keen to support Student Midwifery Societies, helping form strong collaborative links with local RCM Branches by affiliation. To encourage the growth and success of student midwifery societies, the RCM offers an annual grant of £250 payable to any Student Midwifery Society that can meet the required criteria.
Grant requirements
- Download and complete the application form pack, setting out in broad detail the purpose and use of the grant.
- Send form to the RCM [midsocnetwork@rcm.org.uk] and we will assess your application and will seek any further information, if required
- Funding is to be used for RCM-approved purposes only. The RCM has the right to seek the return of any monies it deems to have been misused
- Applicants must commit to sharing society activities and plans with local RCM Branches
- Failure to demonstrate and evaluate how the grant is used may disqualify societies from any future grants
What can be funded?
Please note, this is not an exhaustive list but should be used as a guide:
- learning events, study days and conferences
- subsidised attendance at RCM Annual Conference or other RCM midwifery conferences
- producing materials that celebrate your midwifery society
- raising awareness about the contribution of midwifery in your community
- organising International Day of the Midwife events and initiatives
- running a joint event/initiative with your local RCM Branch
How will the funding be paid?
- If successful, notification will be given within two weeks via the contact details provided on the form. Payment will be made directly into the midwifery society bank account
- Complete and return an evaluation form within six months of the grant being awarded, showing how the funding has been used and how it has benefited the society.
- If the funding is to be used for an event, RCM event evaluation form should be completed
These are some positions to consider, though this is not an exhaustive list. We encourage societies to be innovative in creating new positions or adapting existing ones to meet the needs of their members.
You may wish to co-ordinate events in line with official celebration days that are significant within the midwifery calendar, and that the RCM engage with on an annual basis.
The ability to recruit new midwives is almost entirely dependent on a strong midwifery education sector. In its 2023 report, the RCM warned that this will be severely undermined unless substantial and sustained investment is made.
MidSoc Treasurer budgeting sheet
This spreadsheet can be used to record your expenses and incomings from a year. Finances are crucial in ensuring members can get the most out of the society and the society can remain active.
