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Following the release of the RCM’s brand new roadmap to better perinatal mental health, we are joined by maternity staff who specialise in supporting women and families impacted, while looking at what investment and improvements are needed from
In a very special episode of the RCM podcast, we are joined by the Chief Midwifery Officers of all four nations to talk about their midwifery journeys and their aspirations for midwifery and maternity care.
This month, midwives and student midwives from across the globe travelled to Bali for the International Confederation of Midwives’ 33rd Triennial Congress. With all the pressures faced by maternity services here in the UK, it’s understandable t
Stepping out of the scrubs and into the sequins. In this episode we speak with this year’s RCMAward winners and hear first hand about the incredible projects and partnershipsthat have improved care for women and families and colleagues too –
Every day is a school day – it’s a phrase that could be written for working in and around maternity. We are continuously learning, from the colleagues around us and the women in our care to the education and training that is part and parcel of
We often hear the phrase you can't pour from an empty cup but how often do we really apply that to ourselves? All too often we feel guilty about looking after ourselves and when we do put ourselves on our to do list it is often last on the list
The RCM podcast is back! In the newest episode of our podcast series, we speak with members on how they became more involved in activism and in the RCM, what inspired them to get more engaged, what was happening at the time and what it has taug
Wondering what the recent pay award announcement means in real terms for you? Why the RCM has launched a consultation with all midwives and MSWs working in the NHS in England and Wales? If so, this is the episode for you! Gemma is joined by RC
Re:Birth was a project led by the RCM with an aim to find a consensus on the language used by midwives, maternity support workers, and all maternity staff used to describe birth and labour. The year-long project listened to women's voices to re
Want to know more about what the RCM as a trade union is doing for you? Well, this is the episode for you! In our May episode, we hear from RCM’s newly appointed Executive Director Trade Union Suzanne Tyler about what her team is doing to impro
On 30 March the Ockenden Review into maternity services at Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust was published – it was the biggest review into any UK maternity service in the history of the NHS. In this episode hear directly from midwife Donna Ocke
This month RCM published a Safer Staffing position statement calling out the Government’s poor record of investment in maternity services, which has undermined the efforts of midwives and maternity staff to deliver the safest and best possible
If you want to learn more about what the RCM is doing to support its members when it comes to improving pay and pensions this is the episode for you.Gemma is joined by Lynne Galvin one of the RCM’s leads on pensions who offers great insight in
In the first episode of RCM's second podcast series, Gemma Murphy catches up with Digital Midwives from around the UK.Anne Watkins from Wales, Misbah Mahmood from Leeds, and Moira Mooney from Scotland share their experiences of working as Digi
If you haven't managed to listen to all the episodes from the RCM's 2021 podcast series this is the episode for you. Hear some great highlights including stories from midwives and maternity support workers from across this year and a special Ch
In this episode, Gemma meets a selection of this year's RCM Award winners. Hear them tell their inspirational personal and professional stories and how their work and programmes have made a difference to women and their maternity colleagues.Th
As the UK's only dedicated trade union for midwives and maternity support workers in the UK lobbing and influencing is central to what the RCM does day in day out.If you’ve ever wondered about the lobbying and influencing work that happens be
In this episode, Gemma catches up with the RCM’s CEO Gill Walton to hear more about what the RCM is currently doing for its members and all the key work that’s happening.Gemma is also joined by Rosemary Idiaghe a Consultant Midwife for midwife
It’s a challenging time for maternity services and in our latest episode Gemma Murphy explores the current issues facing RCM members. Midwife staffing shortages, NHS pay and pregnancy during COVID-19. Hear from the RCM’s Employment Relations Ad
Student midwives are our future midwives, but what’s it like being a student midwife in 2021? In our new episode Gemma Murphy talks to three student midwives from England, Scotland and Northern Ireland who are all at different stages of their m
In this episode Gemma meets midwives from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds who bravely share their personal stories of how racism has impacted their midwifery careers, they speak of the challenges they’ve faced and how they have pos
In this episode on safety and quality in maternity services, Gemma Murphy speaks to RCM’s Head of Safety and Quality Zeenath Uddin about the challenges facing all midwives when it comes to safety. Zeenath also talks about learning from reports,
Maternity Support Workers (MSWs) and Maternity Care Assistants (MCA's) are vital members of the maternity team. They provide support not only to midwives, but to women and their families which is often specialist support such as parenting class
In the bonus episode Gemma Murphy catches up with the RCM’s Country Directors from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland where we also hear from a community midwife about the challenges she overcame in Northern Ireland. Plus, a very special mess
This latest episode focuses on the past year and comes a year to the day since the UK went into full lockdown, March 23, 2020. A year like no other for midwives, maternity support workers and maternity services. Birth is not something that can
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