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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 it.Ā 

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Our vision is to be the expert voice of midwives and MSWs locally, nationally and internationally.Ā 

Our mission is to enhance the confidence, professional practice and influence of midwives for the benefit of childbearing women and their families. We strive to operate with integrity, act in an open and transparent way,Ā be accessible to members and support equity in service. We do this by:

  • PromotingĀ midwifery, quality maternity services and professional standards
  • SupportingĀ our members, individually and collectively
  • InfluencingĀ on behalf of members and the women and families they care for

The RCMā€™s strategy is set by the Board. Our current strategy runs from 2019-24.

Our strategic objectives are:

  • To listen and learn from our members so that we can lead and influence effectively on behalf of midwives, MSWs, student midwives, women and their familiesĀ 
  • To deliver RCM products and services that offer value for money and meet the individual and collective needs of our membersĀ 
  • To be a caring, well-led and well-managed organisationĀ 
  • To actively grow and build networks, alliances and partnership
Annual report and accounts

These are our most recently published annual report and accounts, as lodged with Companies House.

The Royal College of Midwives takes its responsibility for investing the money of its members seriously. These investments help to fund the work we do on behalf of those members, from representation to professional advice. It is not a role we take lightly, which is why we work with professionals to ensure we maximise the value of our investments while ensuring we apply high ethical standards.

Like many other organisations, we are constantly reviewing our investments to ensure they meet these criteria. WeĀ have alreadyĀ appliedĀ this to arms manufacture, tobacco, breast milk substitute and alcohol. We are currently working with our investment managersĀ to maintain our reductionĀ in our exposure to fossil fuels in line with other targets set out in our investment policy.Ā  Because of the nature of the investment funds available to us, and many other Royal Colleges and health organisations like us, this is not something we can do immediately. Our goal will be to initially focus on divesting those funds that have the greatest exposure to fossil fuels, and we will work hard to ensure that this process is managed as swiftly as possible, while maintaining our responsibility to our members to manage their money effectively.

The RCM Pension Statement of Investment Principles

This Statement of Investment PrinciplesĀ  has been prepared by Trustees of The Pension
Scheme for the Royal College of MidwivesĀ  in accordance with Section 35 of the Pensions Act 1995, as amended, and its attendant Regulations.


The Statement outlines the principles governing the investment policy of the Scheme and the activities
undertaken by the Trustees to ensure the effective implementation of these principles.

Our Articles and Rules of Association are the bedrock of the RCMā€™s governance and are approved by the RCM Board.

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