An associate member is a member who is no longer in professional practice as a midwife or nurse in the UK and must previously been a full and/or student member of the RCM for at least 5 years before transferring to this category.
A midwife maybecome an associate member whether living in the United Kingdom or overseas.
Annual subscription for 2012 is £143.32
Benefits comprise
- Medical malpractice insurance (relating to incidents whilst previously a full member for up to 10 years from ceasing practice).
- Representation for Nursing and Midwifery Council proceedings (relating to incidents whilst previously a full member)
- Access to professional services
- Continuing practice development programmes
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Midwives magazine
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Midwives e-newsletters
- Online Evidence Based Midwifery magazine
- Will making service (member only)
- Legal advice (member and family)
- Free membership whilst on maternity leave
- Members section of the website
- Entitled to vote at general meetings and to vote in elections for office as a member of the Council (for 1 year after entering this category)
- Entitled to attend at branch meetings
- Entitled to vote at branch meetings (for 1 year after entering this category)
If you want to find out more about being an RCM member, please contact:
Membership Department, Royal College of Midwives, 15 Mansfield Street, London W1G 9NH
Tel: 020 7312 3500 or E-mail: membership@rcm.org.uk
