
Royal College of Midwives 💙
@midwivesrcm
Royal College of Midwives is the voice of midwifery, the UK’s only trade union & professional organisation led by midwives and MSWs for midwives and MSWs.
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06-04-2011 15:11:04
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🚨 80% of student midwives fear they won’t find jobs after qualifying—despite NHS maternity units being critically understaffed. 📢 The RCM has called for urgent action to fix workforce planning & funding. More 👇 nationalhealthexecutive.com/articles/surve… Royal College of Midwives 💙 #MidwiferyCrisis



We are ready to start our joint conference with Sands - baby loss charity 💙🧡 and welcome #midwives #MSWs #studentmidwives #sharedbereavement #diversepathwaysofgrief





'Midwives, MSWs and student midwives will have been hoping for more of an indication that this Government understands the desperate need for investment in maternity care and midwifery education' says Gill Walton on Comprehensive Spending Review rcm.org.uk/news/2025/06/c…

Thank you to everyone who joined our Fitness to Practise Explained webinar today 🎙️ We ran this with Royal College of Midwives 💙 The RCN UNISON - UK's largest union and Unite the union: join a union to break down the process and explain what support is available to professionals throughout. Here’s a quick recap ⬇️







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Delighted that multi-RCM Award-winning Kathy Murphy has been honoured by the King. She's a fantastic advocate for midwifery and for the women and families in the care of her team. Huge congratulations from the midwifery community!

Are you a #ChiefExecutive or #Chair in the #NHS? Join Progress in Partnership - Royal College of Midwives 💙, RoyalCollegeObsGyn, RCPCH, Royal College of Anaesthetists, BAPM, iHV and Neonatal Nurses Association (NNA) - for a first-of-its-kind summit on maternity and neonatal safety, chaired by Shaun Lintern. Details 👇


Tomorrow, 9.30am, we're continuing our inquiry into Black maternal health by hearing from Department of Health and Social Care's Minister Baroness Merron, NHS England Bump Royal College of Midwives 💙 RoyalCollegeObsGyn and Birmingham and Solihull United Maternity & Newborn Partnership.


Thank you Michelle Welsh MP for raising this important issue. Providing care close to home can make all the difference to women and families and community #midwives are a fundamental part of good #maternity care