UKCS Seminar Series 2023
The United Kingdom Continence Society have announced their first webinars of 2023. Join them on 19 January 2023 at 17:00 for ‘Postnatal Bladder Care 101’. ‘Pregnancy and childbirth can have a significant impact on a woman’s bladder, health, and continence. This impact can result in both short- and long-term negative sequelae. All practitioners involved in […]
Supporting staff health is key to keeping them in the workforce
By Tara Kaufmann, Policy Advisor, RCM on 07 December 2022 Maternity Services Midwifery Workforce MSWs – Maternity Support Workers Health and social care Government Human Rights Caring For You campaign Cavell Nurses’ Trust Following the latest report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) on public health, RCMs Policy Advisor Tara Kaufmann shares the […]
Pushing forward to end violence against women
By Gill Walton, General Secretary, RCM on 25 November 2022 Maternity Services Midwifery Workforce MSWs – Maternity Support Workers Domestic Abuse Health and social care Government Human Rights Immigrant Women Maternal Mental health Perinatal Mental Health Caring For You campaign Cavell Nurses’ Trust Child abuse Antenatal / Prenatal Bullying and Harassment For International Day for […]
Addressing the impact of staffing shortages
By Sean O’Sullivan, Head of Health and Social Policy, RCM on 27 October 2022 Maternity Services Midwifery Workforce MSWs – Maternity Support Workers Safety Staffing Levels Earlier this month, the Maternity All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) and the Baby Loss APPG issued a joint calling for urgent action to address staffing shortages in maternity services. […]
Project MADAM
By Doctoral Research Student at Radboud University Medical Centre in the Netherlands and visiting researcher at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust My name is Charlotte, I am a French-Dutch medical doctor and a PhD candidate at Radboud University Medical Centre in the Netherlands. I am also a visiting researcher at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust […]
Maternity services are highlighted as an area of special concern in CQC report
By Tara Kaufman, Policy Advisor, Royal College of Midwives on 21 October 2022 Maternity Services Midwifery Workforce MSWs – Maternity Support Workers Safety Staffing Levels The CQC’s annual report on the state of healthcare in England published today doesn’t pull its punches: “The… system is gridlocked” is its grim opening. It goes on to paint […]
Working to reduce baby loss and improve bereavement care
By Heather Bower, RCM Professional Advisor, Midwife on 11 October 2022 Midwives MSWs – Maternity Support Workers Bereavement Care Child Mortality Infant Mortality Miscarriage Neonatal Death Safe Sleep Sands Stillbirth Specialist Midwives The loss of a baby is devastating for every family experiencing such a loss. It is also traumatic for midwives, MSWs and other […]
Caring for pregnant with pre-existing and gestational diabetes
By Lisa Grant, specialist diabetes midwife Cwm Taf Morganwg, Wales MSWs – Maternity Support Workers Safety Maternity Safety Diabetes Wellbeing Of Women Women To coincide with the Caring for pregnant with pre-existing and gestational diabetes guidance launch, specialist diabetes midwife Lisa Grant shares her experience of supporting women in maternity care. I always enjoyed acute […]
Chancellor’s plans: a threat not a help to the NHS
By Stuart Bonar Public Affairs Advisor Maternity Safety Politics Government Before disappearing off to their party conferences, politicians have been back at Westminster for a couple of days, frantically making announcements in the little time they have. RCM Public Affairs Advisor Stuart Bonar shares what recent announcements at Westminster means for RCM members and wider […]
How to stand up for high standards
Standing up for high standards, can sometimes mean speaking out on culture and practices around you, speaking truth to power and sometimes making yourself unpopular. As a member of a trade union, we know it is important for individuals to be heard and collective action to take place. Speaking out for positive change is the […]