RCM Wales celebrates Black History and Culture Month
By Julie Richards, RCM Wales Director and Jayne Bekoe RCM Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion on 31 October 2023 RCM UK Research Safety Women Equality and Diversity As Black History and Culture Month comes to an end, RCM Director for Wales, Julie Richards and RCM Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Jayne Bekoe reflect […]
Delivering support and care to members in Northern Ireland
By RCM National Officer Anne Wilson, RCM on 25 October 2023 RCM UK Research Safety Women Following the industrial action taken by members in Northern Ireland on 22 September, RCM’s National Officer Anne Wilson shares the impact this has had on strengthening the call for fair pay and a maternity strategy with overwhelming outsider support. […]
Protecting the sexual and reproductive rights of women across Europe
By RCM Quality and Standards Advisor Lia Brigante RCM UK Research Safety Wellbeing Of Women Women ICM – International Congress of Midwives Europe’s midwives gathered in Istanbul for the general annual meeting of the European Association of Midwives (EMA) on 22 and 23 September. From the UK, Mervi Jokinen and Lia Brigante participated as delegates […]
Why is PPIE especially important for underrepresented groups?
By Jeannine Joseph on 23 October 2023 RCM UK Research Safety Women Jeannine Joseph shares her experience living with Sickle Cell and how taking part in research has given her hope for change when it comes to patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) for underrepresented groups. Living with Sickle Cell (SC), I’ve had to […]
Baby Loss Awareness Week
By RCM Director for Wales Julie Richards and Head of Bereavement Care & Hospital Liaison Marc Harder on 13 October 2023 RCM UK Research Safety Wellbeing Of Women Women Sands RCM Director for Wales Julie Richards and Head of Bereavement Care & Hospital Liaison Marc Harder at the baby loss charity Sands have co-written a […]
Celebrating our sisters
By RCM Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Jayne Bekoe on 02 October 2023 RCM UK Research Safety Wellbeing Of Women Women Equality and Diversity Under this year’s theme for Black History and Culture Month – Celebrating our sisters, Saluting our sisters and Honouring matriarchs of movements – the RCM’s Head of Equality, Diversity and […]
Engaging dads, supporting women
By RCM Quality and Standards Advisor Deborah Longe on 14 September 2023 RCM UK Research Safety Wellbeing Of Women Women ICM – International Congress of Midwives Of course, the woman will always be our primary focus, but by engaging partners in appointments and during labour and birth, we can help to extend that circle of […]
Organising a safe and healthy workplace
By RCM Health and Safety Advisor Lesley Wood on 06 September 2023 RCM UK Research Safety Wellbeing Of Women Women ICM – International Congress of Midwives For the 34th Hazards Conference – the largest educational and organising event for trade union health and reps and activists – the RCM brought the Caring for You campaign […]
New beginnings: supporting you from graduation to the workforce
By RCM Professional Advisor Caitlin Wilson on 06 September 2023 RCM UK Research Safety Wellbeing Of Women Women ICM – International Congress of Midwives Graduating from university and making that leap to newly qualified midwife is an exciting time. RCM’s Professional Advisor Caitlin Wilson shares how she first adjusted to her new professional identity as […]
MIDIRS Monthly – Building a clinical academic career
I qualified as midwife in 2003, with a Diploma in Midwifery, and completed the BSc in Midwifery shortly afterwards. I went on to complete a Masters in Midwifery in 2012, and found the research element of it really interesting but really challenging – I loved finding out new things and the concept of generating new […]