09 April 2020
For me, lockdown began in a strange place. I was already struggling with the virus when the announcement was made, so I wasn’t going out and about anyway. Coming through it, I spent some sleepless nights worrying and wondering whether, as my instincts ...
23 April 2020
The Ramadan start date for 2024 is expected to be on 10 or 11 March. Lasting for 29 or 30 days, Ramadan will end around 9 April, with the celebratory days of Eid al-Fitr.
Here are our top five tips to help make sure you get the support you need during ...
29 April 2020
Getting you the most appropriate, practical clinical advice has been a priority since the pandemic began. To do that, we established our expert clinical advisory group (ECAG) to develop a range of regularly updated guidelines and professional ...
31 July 2020
The actions and commitments in the plan are informed by the scale and pace of transformation in recent months and by the flexibility, innovation and collaboration shown throughout the crisis by NHS workers.
01 January 2020
AGM season will now be well underway and branches across the UK have been electing and re-electing Branch Officers, Workplace Reps and MSW Advocates; planning branch activities for the year ahead and reflecting on achievements from 2019.
27 February 2020
Published by the Institute for Health Equity and commissioned by the Health Foundation, the ‘Marmot Review: 10 years on’ says life expectancy in England has failed to increase for a decade. It reveals overall health inequalities have widened, ...
26 February 2020
The recently published NHS Staff Survey reveals that overall quality of care and staff happiness has improved over the year, however, there is still more to be done on midwives’ work-related stress, as well as harassment and discrimination ...
24 March 2020
We have published guidance for healthcare professionals on Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in pregnancy with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Public Health England ...
07 February 2020
Following queries on the Wuhan novel coronavirus, we would like to share the following information from Public Health England (PHE) to update all our members with both clinical guidance and public information to share among staff and women.