25 February 2021
The pace of change for race equality in the NHS must be swifter, says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) responding to the Workface Race Equality Standard (WRES) report published today. The report shows that there has been inconsistent positive ...
08 December 2021
I was made aware of the concepts of shame, purity and “honour” from a very young age. All of which shaped my life and my experiences. I grew up in Iran for the first part of my childhood, before coming with my family to live in the UK.
07 December 2021
As the Met Police’s operational lead for female genital mutilation (FGM) and other Harmful Practices. I’ve been in this role since 2015 and a police officer for over 25 years. The benefit of having both a fair bit of service as well as experience ...
21 December 2021
Imposter syndrome, discrimination, racism and lack of inclusion in the workplace can be barriers to success for Black and Asian staff and those of mixed heritage. That’s why mentoring is so important to help with career development and the ...
19 January 2022
The office for National Statistics has released data on birth characteristics in England and Wales last week. The data, which reveals birthing trends and characteristics in 2020,show a promising trend in terms of place of birth and neonatal ...
06 February 2022
I had so many questions about what was happening. I didn’t understand why I was being put through so much pain. Age 10, I left Somalia and went to Kenya, where we eventually got permission to come to the UK. The only two things I remember from Somalia ...
02 August 2022
It's World Breastfeeding Week 2022 – Step Up For Breastfeeding. From 1 August, we will focus on inequalities and food security and how the cost of living crisis is biting at the finances of households across the UK. Poverty is on the increase ...
08 August 2022
It is now over four months since the Ockenden report into maternity services at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust was published. On the day of its publication, Sajid Javid, the then Health Secretary, accepted the report on behalf of ...
12 August 2022
The definition of the word listen is ‘to give attention to someone or something in order to hear’. So often in modern life, people listen in order that they can identify when they can speak, regardless of what is being said to them. The true art of ...
24 November 2022
For MSW/MCA Celebration Day, Cher Dougan shares her 15 years of experience, what she loves about being an maternity care assistant (MCA) and what she hopes for the future in this day in the life blog.