How membership fees support our mission

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class="banner__content"> <h1>How membership fees support our mission</h1> <p>Our aim is to improve the standard of care delivered to women, encourage the study of O&G, and advance the science behind the practice.</p> <div class="content__buttons"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-12"> <div class=""> <div class="row"> <div class="component component--text component-width--66 "> <p><span class="introduction">To drive our mission forward, we ensure that professionals in O&G are able to access lifelong education and training opportunities via a College membership.聽</span></p> </div> <div class="component component--text component-width--66 "> <p>The revenue which the College receives from membership fees is a key resource that we use, in a variety of ways, to support these efforts.</p> </div> <div class="component component--text component-width--66 "> <h3>Campaigns and policy work</h3> <p>The RCOG continues to champion the health of women and girls through our policy work. We meet with politicians for consultation on key issues, ensuring that women鈥檚 needs and experiences are well represented and considered by decision makers.</p> <p>Membership fees support our campaign groups and taskforces as they work to keep topics such as abortion services and access to contraception high on the political agenda.</p> </div> <div class="component component--card-section-card component-width--50 "> <article class="card card--section js-card js-section-card card--mid-blue card--no-video card--no-collapse"> <div class="card__wrapper"> <div class="card__content"> <span class="card__title"> Better for women </span> <div class="card__collapser"> <button class="js-card-collapse-toggle">Collapse</button> </div> <div class="card__text"> <p>The Better for Women report aims to provide a holistic view of healthcare for women. A strategic approach is required across the life course to prevent predictable ill health and to address the determinants of health specific to women.</p> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="component component--text component-width--66 "> <h3>Guidance and support resources</h3> <p>We produce a wide range of guidance and support resources for doctors, students, academics and the general public. Membership subscriptions help us to make this information to those in need for free.</p> <p>The RCOG publish and share:</p> <ul> <li><a href="/guidance/browse-all-guidance/green-top-guidelines/" title="Green-top Guidelines"><strong>Green-top Guidelines</strong></a> <br />Recommendations for both clinicians and patients to reference when it comes to making important decisions about treatment and care.</li> <li><a href="/guidance/browse-all-guidance/scientific-impact-papers/" title="Scientific Impact Papers"><strong>Scientific Impact Papers</strong></a><br />Advice on emerging or controversial scientific issues which are relevant to O&G, considering the potential implications of these issues on future practice.</li> <li><a href="/for-the-public/browse-our-patient-information/" title="Browse all patient information leaflets"><strong>Patient information leaflets</strong></a> <br />Information to help and support women and their families, bringing up-to-date RCOG guidance to non-medical readers.</li> </ul> </div> <div class="component component--text component-width--66 "> <h3>Supporting our doctors</h3> <p>Creating educational programmes and <a href="/careers-and-training/workforce/supporting-our-doctors/" title="Supporting our Doctors">support networks</a> for our doctors is vital for the future of O&G. Healthcare professionals must continue to see the value and appeal of working within this field.</p> <p>Hard work should be continually recognised with opportunities for further growth, in this way we hope to nurture and retain their dedication.</p> <blockquote>"During my career I had to take some time away from my clinical work, and had anxieties about returning. The guidance in the RCGO鈥檚 Return to Work Toolkit proved invaluable for this and helped me work with my employer."<br />RCOG Member</blockquote> <p>As well as the resources and guidance provided through us directly, the College also connects and fosters a global network of healthcare professionals. There are many ways the community support each other.</p> <p>The Workplace Behaviour Champions, for instance, are a group of members who offer independent advice on interpersonal difficulties, while more informal peer-to-peer support is available for members who are looking for guidance on return to work options or non-clinical concerns.</p> </div> <div class="component component--text component-width--66 "> <h3>Our work in low-income countries</h3> <p>Established in 2017, the <a href="#" title="Centre for Women's Global Health">Centre for Women鈥檚 Global Health</a> is a dedicated team focused on improving the sexual and reproductive health of girls and women in low-income countries. Through global health, the RCOG is working to provide essential O&G training to areas in need.</p> <p>These programmes are designed to help reduce maternal mortality rates, provide faster more effective treatment to cancer and to provide safe, respectful gynaecology care.</p> </div> <div class="component component--accordion component-width--100 "> <div class="accordion-wrap js-accordion-wrap" data-accordion-topic="Our global work"> <div class="accordion-controls"> <a href="#" class="js-accordion-expand-all" title="Expand all about (Our global work)">Expand all</a> <a href="#" class="dis js-accordion-collapse-all" title="Close all about (Our global work)">Close all</a> </div> <div class="accordion js-accordion"> <div class="component component--accordion component-width--100"> <div class="accordion__panel js-accordion-panel"> <div class="accordion__panel-heading"> <a href="#" class="js-heading" data-accordion-topic="Our global work"> Making Abortion Safe </a> </div> <div class="accordion__content js-content"> <div> <p>In 2020, the RCOG embarked on a three-year programme working to increase healthcare professionals' capacity to address the barriers to safe abortion and/or post-abortion care for women and girls globally.</p> <p>Every year an estimated 25 million unsafe abortions take place around the world and it is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide. 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