The RCM works with and is part of a diverse range of organisations, trade unions, working groups and committees
Employment Relations
- Trades Union Congress (TUC)
- Social Partnership Forum
- NHS Staff Council
- Royal College of Nursing
- Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- Unison
- Unite
- GMB
- Society of Radiographers
- College of Podiatry
- The British Dietetic Association
- British Association of Occupational Therapists
- British Orthoptic Society
- Federation of Clinical Scientists
- Managers in Partnership
- Prison Officers’ Association
- NHS Pension Scheme Advisory Board
- NHS Pension Technical Advisory Group
Other Royal Colleges
- Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)
- Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)
- Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP)
- Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA)
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Faculty of Public Health
- Obstetrics Anaesthetists' Association (OAA)
Charities and Campaigning Organisations
- NCT
- NSPCC
- Maternity Action
- Birthrights
- Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services (AIMS)
- Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society (Sands)
- Bliss
- Twins and Multiple Births Association (Tamba)
- British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS)
- Medical Justice
- Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA)
Working Groups
We work with and support midwives from all over the world, through international forums and committees and by fostering links with individual midwives and associations.
RCM membership is represented in the following global and European organisations:
- European Forum of National Nursing and Midwifery Associations (EFNNM)
- European Midwives Association
- Global Network of WHO Collaborating Centres (WHOCCs) for Nursing and Midwifery Development
- International Confederation of Midwives (ICM)
- European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPS)
- HIFA2015
And in the following UK government organisations:
NGOs and coalition partners include:
- The White Ribbon Alliance
- Women and Children First (UK)
- Women for Women
- Maternal Mental Health Alliance
- Obesity Health Alliance
- One Voice: a collaboration between the Royal College of Midwives, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, NCT and Sands. The purpose of One Voice is to bring together organisations that collectively represent the voice, experience and expertise of parents and professionals
Online groups include:
- WHICH? Birth Choice website provides women and their partners access to the information they need to help make an informed decision around where and how they give birth - be that in a birth centre, labour ward or at home. The website brings together a wealth of information on the facilities and services available at NHS maternity services across the UK alongside personalised birth statistics to help women understand the differences between birth settings
Accreditations
The RCM provides accreditation of activities relevant to midwifery practice that midwives have undertaken as part of their professional development/lifelong learning in order to meet their Prep (NMC, 2008) requirements and/or enhances care provided by student midwives and maternity support workers.