There's still time to nominate activists for the RCM Scotland Activists Award 2024 💜
Lets celebrate and shine a light on the outstanding achievements made by our activists day in, day out!

Access our nomination form here: buff.ly/3PBtlRa

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Please spread the words for this online survey on Out of Guidance Birth Choices Alison Weatherstone - Chief Midwife ACM Dr Maeve O'Connell RM RGN ☘️💙 Tracey Cooper MBE PhD FRCM 💕Sheena Byrom she/her 💕 The RCM Scotland Royal College of Midwives 💙 Prof Jane Sandall CBE Kirstie Coxon

⁦jaki lambert⁩ ⁦MaMa Conference 26th & 27th April 2024. Glasgow⁩ wonderful to hear now about Midwifery in Norway

⁦MaMa Conference 26th & 27th April 2024. Glasgow⁩ hearing the challenge to bring birth choice to Sweden ⁦Lia Brigante⁩ ⁦jaki lambert⁩

⁦UWS Midwifery Society⁩ ⁦Sheona Jenkinson⁩ ⁦UWS⁩ sharing at ⁦MaMa Conference 26th & 27th April 2024. Glasgow⁩

⁦Ella Bendall⁩ ⁦thanks Ella for being a great part of team ⁦The RCM Scotland⁩ ⁦jaki lambert⁩ ⁦MaMa Conference 26th & 27th April 2024. Glasgow⁩

I’ve been lucky during my placement with The RCM Scotland to spend some time at the Scottish Parliament - managed to pick an interesting day to go! Was able to see the work of trade unionists today campaigning for fair pay for social care workers STUC

Why does culture matter? Midwives are getting sick…burnout, PTSD and an increase in suicide rates 😞 #mamaconference2024 WeMidwives 💙💛 The RCM Scotland

We had the pleasure of catching-up with some of our members in NHS Tayside and NHS Fife over the last week. We love having the opportunity to hear about the fantastic work you do for the women and babies you care for 💜

Emma Currer, RCM National Officer, speaks to the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry about the experiences of our members & the impact they faced during the pandemic. buff.ly/3waE7aw
Full inquiry viewing can be found here buff.ly/3y1CUmb
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Incredibly powerful testimony from Emma Currer The RCM Scotland at the Covid inquiry. Midwives experienced ‘extreme burnout’, moral injury from having to enforce new rules, and deep anxiety around PPE provision.
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Unite the union: join a union Royal College of Midwives 💙 SPF Unite Scotland NHS We now hear evidence from Emma Currer of Royal College of Midwives 💙.

Watch the broadcast online:
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#stuc24 ⁦Roz Foyer⁩ ‘all our work place reps deserve awards’ ⁦The RCM Scotland⁩ we couldnt agree more ❤️❤️❤️❤️

I’ve heard senior NHS & systems leaders this past week claim “we treat everyone equally”

They don’t understand difference between #equality & #equity ⁉️

Addressing racial health inequity requires more than equal treatment. It demands fair allocation based on need #HealthEquity

#stuc24 The RCM Scotland solidarity with Andrea Bradley speaking to EiS motion on the impact of poverty on the health of Scotlands children

⁦Alice Sorby⁩ ⁦The RCM Scotland⁩ #stuc24 speaking to our motion on flexible accessible wraparound childcare. Being a parent shouldn’t be a barrier to staying in midwifery & MCA roles

👋A new Royal College of Midwives 💙 survey reveals many of Scotland’s midwives are working hundreds of unpaid extra hours to try and keep services running safely.

The RCM Scotland BMA Scotland RCN Scotland RCPEdin UNISON Health Maree Todd Nursing and Midwifery Council Emma Currer jaki lambert healthandcare.scot/stories/3786/r…

Midwives are sexual and reproductive health champions.
We provide education, contraception, comprehensive abortion care and support, enabling women to manage their own reproductive health. This promotes women’s rights and economic resilience International Confederation of Midwives #IDM2024

During one week in March, the people who responded to our poll work an extra 136,834 unpaid hours to keep services running safely.

The results from our snap poll are staggering and show a clearly unsustainable model running on compassion buff.ly/3UdQJ9U