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Statement from Chair of MIDIRS board 22 Aug 2013 | 07:20 pm
There have been some misleading comments on recent midwife forums about MIDIRS which are putting unnecessary pressure on our staff and taking time away from their important role in providing informati...
Statement from MIDIRS staff 20 Aug 2013 | 07:05 pm
Some of our Facebook followers may have noticed a handful of posts on our page recently that have addressed the merger with NCT. Some of these posts have been deleted, and we would like to explain why...
Editorial vacancies x2 8 Aug 2013 | 04:50 pm
Editor, MIDIRS Midwifery Digest Hours of work: Full-time 35 hours per week (28 hours per week can be considered) Salary: circa £40,000 per annum depending on experience Closing date for applications: ...
Interview with Dr Sarah Buckley – former GP, mother and writer 1 Aug 2013 | 02:17 pm
This month, MIDIRS stops to chat to Dr Sarah Buckley, former GP/family physician, mother of four home-born children and author of the book Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering. Sarah has special interests i...
AIMS talk on the female body 25 Jul 2013 | 03:51 pm
AIMS, the association dedicated to improving maternity services, is hosting a talk from respected GP Dr Sarah Buckley on the wonders of the female body. Dr Buckley, a family physician with qualificati...
MIDIRS-NCT merge Q&A 19 Jul 2013 | 03:35 pm
Regrettably, the final stages of MIDIRS’ merger with NCT have been the target of a social media campaign which, largely on the basis of misinformation, has sought to obstruct the process. The Board ha...
Announcement from MIDIRS Board of Trustees about the merger of MIDIRS with NCT 16 Jul 2013 | 02:06 pm
We would like to announce that the merger with NCT is going ahead, in line with the agreement between the two charities which was signed in 2011. At the time of signing the agreement, both charities w...
Outcomes for elective surgery throughout the week 4 Jul 2013 | 04:10 pm
The following news story appeared in Essentially MIDIRS, vol 4, no 7, July 2013, p24. A new study, published online in the BMJ (Aylin et al 2013) shows that people having elective surgery on Fridays h...
A celebration of midwifery education in the Highlands 4 Jul 2013 | 02:24 pm
Students at University of Stirling[/caption]In September 2013, for the first time since 1957, there will be no midwifery training in Inverness. Those interested in undertaking midwifery education will...
MIDIRS interviews Octavia Wiseman – caseloading community midwife and mother 2 Jul 2013 | 06:01 pm
This month, MIDIRS stops to chat to Octavia Wiseman, who trained as a midwife at King’s College London following an arts degree from the University of York, a career in publishing and four children. S...
