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Meet the RCM's Digital Midwifery Advisor - Hermione Jackson
I found myself involved in many other projects and aspects of maternity care, as every change in practice led to a change in the electronic system.What the parties are offering in this election
On 12 December we head to the polls in the first December general election in almost a century. But it is not just the timing of the vote that makes this historic, the choice that we face is historic too.RCM research MSW pay banding and job evaluation
We have suspected for some time through anecdotal evidence that the NHS Job Evaluation Scheme is not being used properly in certain areas. Job evaluation underpins the entire Agenda for Change pay structure and ensures equal pay for work of ...Guest Blog: Guidance launched for improving access to NHS maternity care for women affected by charging
Maternity Action and the RCM have put together guidance that will be of use to Overseas Visitor Managers, Directors and Heads of Midwifery, and NHS staff caring for migrant women. It covers various aspects of charging policy and practice within ...Retaining experienced midwives in continuity teams
We have published lots of advice and guidance to support midwifery managers, RCM Workplace Representatives, midwives and MSWs involved in setting up or working in continuity teams. One area that we haven’t covered however is how we retain ...Guest blog: A new position statement for perinatal women in the criminal justice system
It is understood that around 600 pregnant women are held in one of the UKs 12 female prisons every year with approximately 100 babies born. Numbers and outcomes are not currently collated – something the RCM’s new position statement is calling ...
The five things we want to see from the next Parliament
We all knew it was coming sooner or later, and now we finally know the date. On Thursday 12 December voters go to the polls to elect a new House of Commons, and with it a new Government.Guest blog: ‘Bouncing Back’ - an interdisciplinary event on resilience in health and social care
On 21 October, the Midwifery Society at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) hosted an interdisciplinary event on resilience in health and social care called ‘Bouncing Back’. As vice-chair of the Midwifery Society, I took the lead on organising ...RCM launching Midwifery Continuity of Carer What if… ? series
Midwifery Continuity of Carer (MCoC) continues to be the buzz word in the midwifery world in the UK and beyond. In 2019 Wales has published a maternity strategy that encompass continuity across the pregnancy, birth and postnatal continuum, ...