on 08 March 2019
To mark International Women’s Day, the Global Team at RCM would like to showcase some of the incredible, young women who are paving the way for midwifery in Bangladesh.
By Richard Griffin, HEE North London and June Mensah, midwife seconded to HEE on 26 February 2019
The six maternity units in North West London (NW London) employ just under 300 MSWs. Last year, the Local Maternity System (LMS), working with Health Education England, organised focus groups with maternity support workers (MSWs).
By Mary Ross-Davie on 15 February 2019
Two years on from the publication of Scotland’s Best Start review of maternity & neonatal services I am delighted today to see the official announcement by the Scottish Government that they will be investing £12 million in supporting implementation.
By Gill Walton on 09 January 2019
The Government has finally published the NHS Long Term Plan, the purpose of which is to guide how the NHS in England develops over the next decade. You can find more information about the Plan at https://www.longtermplan.nhs.uk/
on 05 January 2019
We are delighted to inform you of an exciting opportunity for a midwife or obstetrician already working within a trust to be seconded to the newly established joint RCM/RCOG Each Baby Counts: Learn and Support Programme as a Local Development ...
By Alice Sorby, Employment Relations Advisor on 04 January 2019
Last week the results of the 2018 England NHS staff survey were published. There is so much information in the survey that I won't attempt to address everything in one blog. Instead I want to focus on an area of real concern, the health and wellbeing ...
By Gill Walton on 10 December 2018
This is my last day in Uganda, my first visit to Africa. My head is filled with thoughts and reflections -in a jumbled noisy way just like the street markets and the Kampala traffic!
By Joy Kemp on 13 September 2018
I'm back in Dhaka (Bangladesh), five weeks after my last visit in July, to help facilitate the first ever online election of executive officers for the Bangladesh Midwifery Society which is twinned with the Royal College of Midwives.
By Joy Kemp on 31 July 2018
The RCM has been engaged in midwifery twinning in various countries since 2012 but only started the Bangladesh Twinning Project in July 2017.
By Carmel Moran on 06 April 2018
Through our global midwifery projects we have been lucky enough to meet many dedicated and inspirational midwives across Nepal, Cambodia, Uganda, Malawi and Bangladesh, and representing them today we want to introduce Sangita.