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• • RCM Scotland
  • Newly Qualified Midwives
  • Student midwives
  • Awards

Supporting

Country news: Scotland

23 November 2018 This year the RCM Scotland team has been working really hard to influence policy-makers at a national level for the benefit of our members and for maternity service users.

RCM Opinion

• • Midwives Magazine
  • Research
  • Student midwives
  • Midwifery

Promoting

PhD research: How does grading students' practice affect midwifery?

25 May 2018 A subject lead for nursing and midwifery and lead midwife for education on their doctoral study.

RCM Opinion

• • Research
  • Student midwives
  • Home Birth
  • Midwives Magazine

Influencing

Research: What was the impact on home birth rates of a dedicated service?

25 May 2018 The Birthplace study provided the catalyst for a dedicated home birth service (HBS) at a large urban teaching hospital.

RCM Opinion

• • Midwives Magazine
  • Preceptorship
  • Student midwives
  • Newly Qualified Midwives

Supporting

A warm welcome

25 May 2018 Nerys Kirtley describes the ‘Prep for practice’ project implemented to support the transition of student midwives to NQMs and enhance the preceptorship programme.

Student ezine

• • Student ezine
  • MSW advocates
  • Student midwives

A day in the life of… an MSW advocate

30 May 2018 There’s no such thing as a typical day in the busy life of Bristol-based MSW Donna Schwartz.

Student ezine

• • Student ezine
  • Clinical practice
  • NICE - The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
  • Student midwives

Promoting

Learning to speak up

13 October 2017 Gaps between official guidelines and clinical practice are worrying student midwives. We take a look at some of the issues.

Student ezine

• • Student midwives
  • Student ezine
  • Student attrition

Promoting

Holding on to student midwives

15 August 2017 How can the student experience be improved so that more complete their courses and go on to be midwives? Anna Scott assesses the issue and speaks to students for their views.

Media releases

• • Student midwives
  • Midwives
  • RCM Annual Midwifery Awards
  • Pregnacare

Influencing

Midwife from Sheffield Hallam University named ‘Pregnacare student midwife of the year’

13 March 2018 A student midwife from Sheffield Hallam University has been named Pregnacare® Student Midwife of the Year at the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Annual Midwifery Awards 2018.

Media releases

• • RCM Scotland
  • Scottish Government
  • Student midwives
  • Midwifery Training Places

Supporting

RCM welcomes Scottish Government announcement on increasing student midwife training places

31 January 2018 The number of student midwives and nurses entering Scottish Government funded degree programmes will increase by 10.8% in 2018/19. The increase will mean a recommended intake of 3,724, up from 3,360 in 2017/18.

Media releases

• • Midwives
  • Student midwives
  • RCM Branches
  • IDM - International Day of the Midwife

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‘Calling all midwives and MSWs to celebrate International Day of the Midwife’

10 March 2017 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling all midwives, maternity support workers (MSWs) and student midwives  to get involved and celebrate this year’s International Day of the Midwife (IDM) 2017.