London midwife named as RCM’s ‘unsung hero’ for her compassion and courage
A “kind and compassionate” midwife from University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has won a prestigious award from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) for showing true inclusivity and respecting cultural differences as she works to ensure the psychological safety of vulnerable colleagues. Josephine Oamen, a senior clinical midwife at UCLH, was lauded as […]
Medway Council midwifery team wins coveted award for its weight management programme initiative
A midwifery team from Medway Council has been presented with the Excellence in Midwifery for Public Health award for its work in delivering weight management programmes to pregnant women. The programme, dubbed the BumpClub, received the recognition for its work from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) during an annual awards ceremony, held in London […]
Midwife from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals wins award for bereavement care
A midwife from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals has won a prestigious award from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) for the standard of personalised care she provides to bereaved families after a pregnancy loss. The award recognises excellence in bereavement care provision by maternity staff for women and their families when a baby dies. Claire Braithwaite, […]
Clinic wins award for multi-disciplinary approach to helping new mothers with substance misuse
The Nurture Clinic at the Northern Health and Social Care Trust in Antrim has won a prestigious award from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) for its collaborative approach to helping new mothers who are experiencing drug and alcohol misuse. The award is for a midwifery or maternity team that is able to demonstrate attributes […]
Prestigious award for Dorset ‘role model’ maternity support worker
A “patient and compassionate” maternity support worker from University Hospitals Dorset has won a coveted award from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), recognising the importance and value of her role in providing holistic care to women and their families. Kerry Horley, who was described as a “quiet leader” by her peers, recently took on […]
Manchester midwife wins coveted award for her leadership qualities
A midwife from the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust has won a respected award from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) for showing strong leadership by introducing new services in the region, leading to greater equity in care provision for women. Kathy Murphy, who has more than 40 years’ experience in the NHS, took home […]
Local midwife wins coveted award for trade union work
A midwife from South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust has won a prestigious award from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) for her work in amplifying the voice of the College’s members in her region. The Gill Adgie award, named after a beloved RCM colleague who died last year, recognises RCM activism either by […]
Cardiff midwifery research team scoop coveted award for research into waterbirths
The POOL study team from Cardiff University has won a prestigious award from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) for its research into the safety of waterbirths. The team conducted the largest global study of waterbirths among more than 73,000 women which has provided convincing and conclusive evidence of this form of birthing when carried […]
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust wins coveted award for innovative training of Maternity Support Workers
Introducing the role of Maternity Support Workers (MSWs) and establishing a nationally standardised definition of the role has won a midwifery team from the United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust a national award from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The team won the award for Excellence in Midwifery for Education and Learning in the RCM’s […]
Surrey midwife’s work on equity and inclusion bags her a coveted award
A midwife from the University of Surrey has won a prestigious award from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) for a research project which has culminated in the development of a multi award-winning asynchronous interview platform. Dr Alison Callwood, who has spent over 15 years researching and implementing radical change in selection processes to challenge […]