RCM Annual Midwifery Awards 2008/9
Please note that these awards have now passed. Please see the 2010/11 awards link for information on how to apply.
Our annual awards, now in their seventh year, enable us to share good practice, demonstrate the scope and breadth of midwifery, and reward the profession’s movers and shakers.
Reaction from last year's winners
‘Winning was a great privilege and honour for the service, our Trust and for women locally. The impact has been far greater than within the profession.’
Claire Singh, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
‘Simply being shortlisted to present my work to the RCM was an honour and a privilege. The awards ceremony was fantastic; to be surrounded by such hard working, innovative and passionate midwives was truly inspiring and tremendously motivating.’
Nicolette Clark, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
We have brought back into the programme two new awards this year: Research into Practice and Excellence in Partnership Working. The Student Vision award this year will enable a number of students to attend the Advance Life Support Skills in Obstetrics (ALSO) course.
Shortlisted entrants will be invited to present their project to the judging panel in London in November. At the awards lunch at the Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington in London on 22nd January 2009, the winners and runners-up will be announced to an audience of guests from the world of midwifery and healthcare. Whether shortlisted or not, members can purchase tickets for the lunch to join in the celebration of the best of midwifery.
Full details of award categories:
1. Johnson's Baby Award for Excellence in Midwifery Education
An educational initiative that is making a difference to midwifery practice, which has improved performance and delivered enhanced skills and capabilities.
2. Johnson's Baby Award for Excellence in Midwifery Recruitment and Retention
A management initiative showing imagination and flair which has boosted the successful recruitment of midwives and/or improved retention rates.
3. Philips Avent Award for Innovation in Midwifery
A potentially groundbreaking initiative within any sphere of midwifery where the benefits are apparent but possibly not yet proven.
4. Bounty Award for Promoting Normal Birth
A project or development which demonstrates real progress in promoting normal outcomes throughout pregnancy, labour and birth for all women.
5. The Children's Mutual Award for Excellence in Partnership Working
A project or development where midwives work in partnership with service users, user groups and other agencies, including those in the health, social care and voluntary sectors to develop models of care built on principles of partnership, accountability and professional excellence.
6. Pregnacare Award for Research into Practice
An original project where creative thinking, sound research, effective teamwork and determination have combined to achieve real service improvement.
7. Development of Services for Addressing Inequalities in Health
A project or development which has resulted in improved access to services for hard-to-reach groups or helped to meet the needs of those with particular health needs which are sometimes overlooked.
8. Pampers Award for Development of Postnatal Care and Early Parenting
AA project or service initiative which focuses on new approaches to providing postnatal care and to helping parents adjust to parenthood.
9. Promoting Midwifery in Community Settings
An initiative that has secured measurable improvement in the delivery of care in the community, working with other agencies and user groups.
10. Pampers Student Vision Award
An award to recognise individuals students with strong vision for their training and chosen profession. This award will enable the winning students to attend the Advance Life Support Skills in Obstetrics (ALSO) course. Entrants should demonstrate in 500 words how they believe attending this course would enhance their clinical skills to benefit mothers and babies
How to enter
Our annual awards, now in their seventh year, 2008 enable us to share good practice, demonstrate the scope and breadth of midwifery, and reward the profession’s movers and shakers.
Further information
For further information on the awards, contact cristina@chamberdunn.co.uk
Please note that these awards have now passed. Please see the 2009/10 awards link for information on how to apply.
- Entries can be from individuals or teams working in any setting and at any level;
- You should describe your project in no more than 500 words (Student Vision Award entrants should describe how they believe the ALSO course will enhance their skills to benefit mothers and babies);
- Cost-effectiveness and sustainability is a key component of a project’s success so you should ensure this forms part of your submission;
- All submissions that accompany the completed entry form must be completely anonymous with no reference to either you, colleagues names or place of work;
- Your project must only be entered for one category;
- Any entries that have previously won awards will not be considered;
- All entries must be signed by your head of midwifery or employer. If you are unable to provide an electronic signature the tick box must be checked;
- Only two people may be named on the awards application, and it is these people alone who will attend the judging days should you be shortlisted;
- Online booking is now open and the closing date for entries is 3rd October 2008.
