National award for Belfast midwives for improving bereavement care for women
Two Bereavement Support Midwives from the Ulster Hospital have scooped a national award from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) for their ‘beautiful project’ to improve bereavement care for women and their partners. Susan Still, and Jacqueline.Dorrian from the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, received the Outstanding Contribution to Midwifery Services: Pregnancy Loss & Bereavement […]
One giant step: Can the new strategy kickstart maternity research?
By Dr Sara Webb, MIDIRS, Head of Midwifery Information and Resource Services on 25 May 2023 Maternity Services RCM UK Midwives Midwifery Workforce Midwifery Research With the publication of the England Chief Midwifery Officer’s maternity research strategy, MIDIRS, Head of Midwifery Information and Resource Services, Dr Sara Webb welcomes the framework as a first step […]
Commissioning of report into Northern Ireland midwifery services ‘a step in the right direction,’ says RCM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed the Department of Health’s announcement today on the commissioning of a report into Northern Ireland’s midwifery services. The College sees this review, to be led by Professor Mary Renfrew, as a move in the right direction to deliver more choice and safer and better maternity care for […]
Reconfigurations – nothing about us without us
By RCM Policy Advisor Tara Kaufmann on 23 May 2023 Maternity Services RCM UK Midwives Midwifery Workforce Midwifery To coincide with the publication of the RCM position statement on reconfigurations, RCM Policy Advisor Tara Kaufmann shares what reconfiguration of services will mean for maternity staff and how to be consulted and have a stake in […]
Safety, choice, and staff wellbeing must be focus of service reconfigurations, says RCM
Updated guidance on what to consider when reconfiguring maternity services has been published today by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The guidance is aimed primarily at senior midwives and managers in trusts and boards, and RCM workplace representatives. It will also be useful to all midwives and maternity support workers who should be consulted […]
Raising your voice: Why the RCM Board elections matter
By Giuseppe Labriola, Chair RCM Board on 22 May 2023 RCM Board Elections Maternity Services RCM UK Midwives Midwifery Workforce Midwifery Equality and Diversity As ballot papers for the RCM Board elections begin to land on doormats, Giuseppe Labriola reflects on his time as Chair – and issues a call to action to all RCM […]
Midwife from Leicester celebrated by RCM for her work to make the midwifery curriculum equal for all
A Leicester midwife has won a national award for her work to eliminate the continuing influence of colonialism within midwifery education. Maxine Chapman, who works at the University of Leicester has championed quality, diversity and inclusion throughout her career. Her latest work on decolonising the content of the midwifery training course, has been lauded by […]
Maternity support worker from Birmingham ‘one of the best in the country’ says RCM
A maternity support worker (MSW) from Birmingham has won the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Maternity Support Worker of the Year award, for her work on infant feeding. Michala Richardson, who works at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital, was commended by the judges for the ‘outstanding care’ she provides to families and their newborn babies. […]
London midwife wins prestigious award after ‘global success’ of study aids
A student midwife, working at London South Bank University has won the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) prestigious Student Midwife Travel award, for producing a series of animated posters to help her peers study. Rachel Brackpool, who is neurodiverse, began producing the animations during her first year at university when she realised she needed to […]
Maternity support worker from London goes ‘above and beyond’ to support local families through cost-of-living crisis
A maternity support worker from London has won a prestigious award by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) for setting up an innovative support hub to help women and families through the cost-of-living crisis. Emma Lesley, who works at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, was presented with an RCM Race Matters Unsung Hero award at […]