The RCM Awards are a unique opportunity to help promote and celebrate excellence in midwifery, highlighting outstanding achievements, groundbreaking research and innovative projects from midwives across the UK.
Award sponsors will have an opportunity to support the event and gain direct exposure to the most celebrated midwives in the UK.
This will help to:
- Raise the profile and awareness of your brand
- Reach and engage with highly targeted and relevant audiences
- Create an association with the excellence, credibility and quality that the RCM stands for
For more information and sponsorship opportunities for RCM Awards please contact a member of our team.
Sponsorship enquiries
Find out more about our sponsors below
BioGaia
A world leader in probiotics and gut health
BioGaia is a Swedish biotech company that has been at the forefront of microbiome research for more than 30 years.
We’re proud our award-winning probiotics are recommended by healthcare professionals and consumers, being sold in more than 100 countries.
With over 100 million sold, our world-first Protectis Baby Drops have provided comfort to babies and families around the world, and we continue to lead the way through scientific discovery.
Birthing And Maternity Education (BAME)
Birthing And Maternity Education (BAME) Birthing With Colour is an initiative that highlights maternity issues facing diverse and vulnerable communities. Its core mission is to support better maternity outcomes for all women, babies and their families.
The programme is founded on close collaboration between the outstanding midwifery team at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust and the UK registered charity The Brun Bear Foundation.
Our four building blocks are education, purpose, impact and community.
As an organisation, we are very keen to reach out and give voice to all those involved in maternity care.
Examples of our work include conferences, webinars, early pregnancy evenings and programmes for midwifery students.
We fund bursaries, essential equipment, wellbeing wallets and information in multiple languages for expectant mothers.
We are humbled by the outstanding service of the unsung heroes delivering vital care and provision on the frontline and are honoured to support these two awards.
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Diverse Cymru
Diverse Cymru’s vision is to help create a nation without prejudice or discrimination, where every person is equal and diversity is celebrated, and our mission is to eliminate discrimination and inequality. Our principal project, the Cultural Competence Certification Scheme is currently supporting over 120 workplaces across Wales and beyond. We guide and support these organisations to ‘start a journey’ by exploring commonly held unconscious biases to develop their cultural competence, so that their services and employment practices are fair and equitable.
Lansinoh
At Lansinoh, we stand with the mothers. We’re also committed to stand alongside you – our community of passionate healthcare professionals who deeply understand that when mothers thrive, we all thrive. We’re right here with you – supporting you, as you support your families as they embark upon their new journey, amid the joy and pain, the highs and the lows. Through our ever-evolving educational resources, free samples and on-going clinical research – together, we can help new parents get the support and advice they need, when they need it.
NHS Race and Health Observatory
The NHS Race & Health Observatory are an independent expert body, established by the NHS to identify and tackle inequalities experienced in health and healthcare by Black and minority ethnic patients, communities and the workforce in England. We work as a proactive investigator by actioning evidence and insight, providing evidence-based health policy recommendations, and facilitating long-term transformational change across health and care. We are data and evidence-driven, as well as factual and solution-focused. We are supported by NHS England and hosted by the NHS Confederation.
The NHS Race & Health Observatory was established by the NHS in 2021 to examine ethnic inequalities in health across the country, and to support national bodies in implementing meaningful change for ethnic minority communities, patients, and members of the health and care workforce.
We work as a proactive investigator, commissioning new research and synthesising existing evidence to ensure that our health and care system works for everyone, regardless of their race. We make practical recommendations for national policy leaders and, crucially, we support the real-world implementation of those recommendations through innovative anti-racism methodologies.
We are an independent body, sitting far enough outside the health and care system to serve as a critical ally, but close enough to ensure that our work is firmly rooted in the day-to-day realities of patients and staff members.
Our ultimate aim is to help close the gap on ethnic inequalities in health and care. We’ll do this by gathering the best possible evidence, listening to the voices of those who interact with the health and care system, and building an enduring network of passionate and influential people who share our commitment to equality.
Our goals
Improving health and care – We are committed to focusing on areas in health and care that have long shown ethnic inequalities in access, experience or outcomes – working to reshape policy and practice so that they support fair health and care for all, from neonatal health to end of life care.
Empowering vulnerable communities – The most vulnerable in society are often those who experience the cumulative impact of health inequalities. Our work to identify and tackle ethnic health inequalities recognises the complexity of the social determinants of health as well as the resulting effect that can have on individual personal choices.
Innovating for all – Digital technology has great potential to improve how the health and care sectors deliver their services in a modern way, providing faster, safer, and more convenient care. It is essential that new and innovative approaches, technologies, and data collection structures are designed to help reduce ethnic health inequalities and tackle structural racism.
Creating equitable environments – We are committed to rebuilding and supporting health and care systems, change levers and management leadership behaviours to tackle ethnic health inequalities and promote quality of care, safety, compassion and a fairer experience for patients, NHS staff, and diverse communities alike.
Collaborating globally – We work both nationally and internationally, connecting with organisations and key stakeholders from across the country and around the world. We are committed to the sharing of innovative research, practice, and learning between communities and across borders.
RHO principles and values
- Objectivity – We are independent and objective; our recommendations and actions are guided by high quality research, evidence and insights from our stakeholders. We make clear practical recommendations based on this evidence and support the NHS and other bodies to implement it.
- Integrity – We will not shy away from difficult conversations, and we remain open to challenge and debate. Our processes and decision making will be transparent and any work we produce will be made available to all.
- Collaboration – We will collaborate nationally and internationally to ensure the rigour of our insight and recommendations, with the NHS and other stakeholders to ensure effective implementation and most importantly we will co-design and co-produce with the people and communities most affected.
- Impact – We will ensure that our work has tangible and sustained impact on reducing racial and ethnic inequalities in health and healthcare. Our work will transcend evidence and insight and lead to genuine transformational change.
Nursing and Midwifery Council
Our vision is safe, effective and kind nursing and midwifery practice that improves everyone’s health and wellbeing. As the independent regulator of more than 808,000 nursing and midwifery professionals, we have an important role to play in making this a reality.
Our core role is to regulate. First, we promote high education and professional standards for nurses and midwives across the UK, and nursing associates in England. Second, we maintain the register of professionals eligible to practise. Third, we investigate concerns about nurses, midwives and nursing associates – something that affects a tiny minority of professionals each year. We believe in giving professionals the chance to address concerns, but we’ll always take action when needed.
To regulate well, we support our professions and the public. We create resources and guidance that are useful throughout people’s careers, helping them to deliver our standards in practice and address new challenges. We also support people involved in our investigations, and we’re increasing our visibility so people feel engaged and empowered to shape our work.
Regulating and supporting our professions allows us to influence health and social care. We share intelligence from our regulatory activities and work with our partners to support workforce planning and sector-wide decision making. We use our voice to speak up for a healthy and inclusive working environment for our professions.
Pregnacare (Vitabitoics)
Vitabiotics Pregnacare is the UK’s No.1 pregnancy supplement brand, providing expert nutritional care for throughout pregnancy and breast-feeding. The range includes Pregnacare Conception, specially formulated for women who are trying for a baby, Pregnacare Original, Gummies, Liquid, Plus and Max for throughout pregnancy and Pregnacare Breast-feeding and New Mum for postnatal health. As a proud RCM Alliance Partner, we are delighted to sponsor the Excellence in Midwifery Research Award.
For more information, please contact Vitabiotics Pregnacare:
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BAME
Birthing And Maternity Education (BAME) Birthing With Colour is an initiative that highlights maternity issues facing diverse and vulnerable communities. Its core mission is to support better maternity outcomes for all women, babies and their families.
The programme is founded on close collaboration between the outstanding midwifery team at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust and the UK registered charity The Brun Bear Foundation.
Our four building blocks are education, purpose, impact and community.
As an organisation, we are very keen to reach out and give voice to all those involved in maternity care.
Examples of our work include conferences, webinars, early pregnancy evenings and programmes for midwifery students.
We fund bursaries, essential equipment, wellbeing wallets and information in multiple languages for expectant mothers.
We are humbled by the outstanding service of the unsung heroes delivering vital care and provision on the frontline and are honoured to support these two awards.
For more information please contact:
WaterWipes
WaterWipes are the World’s purest baby wipes made with just 99.9% water and a drop of Grapefruit Seed Extract. WaterWipes have been specifically developed to be as mild and pure as cotton wool and water, while offering the convenience of a wipe. They are also accredited by Allergy UK.
WaterWipes provide safe cleansing for the most delicate new-born skin and can be used on babies from birth. They are so gentle they can also be used on premature babies.
WaterWipes is delighted to be sponsoring the Partnership and Team Working Award and Maternity Support Worker of the Year recognising safety, partnership and leadership through excellent inter-professional team working.
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Nursing and Midwifery Council
Our vision is safe, effective and kind nursing and midwifery that improves everyone’s health and wellbeing. As the independent regulator of over 771,000 nursing and midwifery professionals, we have an important role to play in making this a reality.
Our core role is to regulate. We promote high professional standards for our registrants, maintain the register of professionals eligible to practise and we investigate concerns about nurses, midwives and nursing associates.
To regulate well, we support our professions and the public. We create resources and guidance and we also support people involved in our investigations.
Regulating and supporting our professions allows us to influence health and social care. We share intelligence from our regulatory activities and work with our partners to support workforce planning and sector-wide decision making.
Thompsons Solicitors
Thompsons Solicitors has an unrivalled history of supporting trade unions, their members and their families, and is proud to again sponsor this year’s Members’ Champion Award.
In our 100-year history, we have refused to work for employers or insurance companies. Our specialist teams of lawyers, acting only for the injured or mistreated, provide RCM members and their families with free legal advice and representation following accident or injury, and there are also special terms for other legal services including powers of attorney and domestic conveyancing.
