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Student life: March 2011

  • bullying illustration Bullying: shifting the balance of powerHow effective are current bullying policies? A community midwife looks at how they could be changed for the better.
  • Dawn nelson and Lisa darrah Elective placement to Chitokoloki HospitalThis year Dawn Nelson and Lisa Darrah from Queen's University Belfast will be undertaking a four-week placement to rural Zambia. As self-motivated, enthusiastic students, they want to provide a positive influence for change for women in developing countries.
  • Brain ache Brain ache - waiting on the second eureka moment...An RCM Communities user and student discusses her dissertation thought processes and putting ideas on paper.
  • bullying- despair Traumatised midwivesProfessor Mavis Kirkham explored what happens when midwives are unsupported. This paper was first published in the Association for Improvement in Maternity Services (AIMS) Journal in 2007 (19:1)
  • The victimsSome of the victims describe how their experiences of bullying in midwifery have affected them.
  • bullying- shoving/pushing Bullying in midwiferyDirector of midwifery at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and former RCM president Maggie O'Brien gives her account of bullying and intimidation in the workplace and how the profession needs a significant culture change.
  • Whispering- bullying The nature of bullying in maternity services by a community midwifeA community midwife speaks to 'Midwives' about the bullying she was subjected to during her time as a student midwife and describes the culture of bullying within maternity services.
  • RCM guidelines Bullying and harassment at workWhat does the law say about bullying and harassment at work? Based on RCM guidance, how you should be protected in your workplace and how your organisation or trust should help if you are a victim.
  • Judith Green Student midwife in the West BankA two-week overseas elective placement will allow Judith Green, of Anglia Ruskin University, to spend time observing and working with maternity care providers in occupied Palestinian territory. In addition to working with Juzoor Foundation for Health and Social Development in Palestine, Judith's focus is on community-based and midwife-led care.
  • Bullying- head in hands Bullying at work: guidance for student midwivesBullying in the workplace is a stark reality for many within the midwifery profession but it is often a subtle and insidious phenomenon, which is hidden from view, as University of Ulster's professor of midwifery research Patricia Gillen explores.
  • Lady pointing- bullying What is bullying?What is bullying, the types of bullying, why people bully and what you can do about it. All your questions are answered here in this bullying guide, courtesy of Bully OnLine, a project of The Tim Field Foundation.