11-12 NOVEMBER 2014

RCM ANNUAL CONFERENCE
11-12 NOVEMBER 2014
Better Births: United in Excellence
Book your place at:
rcmconference.org.uk/nov14
or call: 020 7880 6225
Telford International Centre
West Midlands
RCM ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Better Births: United in Excellence
11-12 November 2014
Our two-day RCM Annual Conference
has something for everyone.
Returning to the West Midlands,
the conference showcases the best
of midwifery practice in the UK and
tackles issues that matter to you.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
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Postnatal care
Early years agenda
Midwifery regulation
Continuity of care
Perineal care and repair
FGM
This year’s conference theme is Better
Births: United in Excellence. Whether
you are a practising midwife, researcher
or educationalist, we want to inspire and
motivate you, so you return to the workplace
with an armoury of new ideas and innovations.
The conference gives you the opportunity
to be a part of the big debates and issues
affecting and relating to your profession.
With three specifically designed programmes
featuring a mix of hands-on workshops,
concurrent sessions and project presentations,
you can tailor the two-day conference
programme to suit your professional interests
and development needs.
WHY ATTEND?
• Update your knowledge and be inspired by the
latest innovations
• Network with midwives and professionals from
across the country
• Gain an even greater insight into your profession
• Share your views and debate on key topics
important to you
SPEAKERS INCLUDE
Dr Ed Coats
Obstetrician, gynaecologist
and adventurer
Yvonne Coghill OBE
NHS Leadership Academy
Professor Helen Cheyne
University of Stirling and an
RCM professor of midwifery
Polly Neate
Chief executive
Women’s Aid
Conference party
Don’t miss the social event of the year! The evening will start with a welcome drinks reception, followed by a
three-course dinner with wine, entertainment and your chance to take to the dance floor!
We have a limited number of discounted tickets for the conference party on 11 November – book early to avoid
disappointment. Conference party tickets are only £25 +VAT (total inc. VAT = £30) for the first 150 attendees
(£60 +VAT thereafter).
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STUDENT MIDWIVES’
CONFERENCE
Better Births: United in Excellence
11 November 2014
This year’s Student Midwives’ Conference will bring
together speakers from across the UK to discuss and
debate the issues that matter to you. With record
numbers set to attend, make sure you are a part of
the only UK conference run by student midwives for
student midwives.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr Michel Odent
The first day of the UK’s leading midwifery conference
will see a programme of dedicated sessions for students.
Explore, debate and be at the heart of innovative
discussions around the future of your profession. Stay on
for Day 2 of the main conference to network and explore
topical issues in midwifery today – with a plethora of
sessions recommended for students to join.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
• Midwifery in a modern world
• Understanding women’s experience through
social media
• Developing cultural competence
• Resilience and stress management
• Top tips for your first job
• Your 90-second ideas
Find out how to gain the edge in your transition
to your first job after qualifying.
For more information, visit:
rcmconference.org.uk/nov14
PRICES:
Student Midwives’ Conference - RCM student member rate (11 November): ONLY £49 +VAT
(Total inc. VAT = £58.80)
This year we will be highlighting sessions on Day 2 that are particularly useful for students; don’t miss your
opportunity to get the most out of the RCM Annual Conference 2014:
Two-day RCM student member place (includes Student Midwives’ Conference 11 November and main
conference 12 November): £90 +VAT (Total inc. VAT = £108)
Group rates: Interested in booking five or more places at the conference? Call: 020 7880 6225
CONTACT US ON: 020 7880 6225 OR EMAIL: [email protected]
PROGRAMME - TUESDAY 11 NOVEMBER
08:30 REGISTRATION AND EXHIBITION
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09:30 OPENING ADDRESS
Professor Cathy Warwick CBE, chief executive, Royal
College of Midwives
In her chief executive’s address, Cathy will discuss the
challenges and future direction for maternity services
and the vision and campaigning agenda of the RCM
as the trade union and professional organisation for
midwives, student midwives and MSWs.
10:00 H IGH PERFORMANCE:
EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS
Dr Ed Coats, obstetrician, gynaecologist and
adventurer
Our keynote speaker is no stranger to tough
environments and rapidly changing scenarios. As
a polar explorer (and obstetrician), he knows the
power of team and individual contributions to high
performance.
12:15
POSTNATAL CARE:
MOVING OUT OF THE SHADOWS
Professor Helen Cheyne, University of Stirling and an
RCM professor of midwifery
Professor Debra Bick, professor of evidence-based
midwifery, King’s College London
The RCM has identified postnatal care as one of the key
‘pressure points’ within maternity care and has made
raising its profile and significance its campaigning
objective for 2014. This session focuses on giving a
new family the best start in life and why postnatal care
should be a fundamental priority for the NHS.
LUNCH, EXHIBITION AND NETWORKING
S PONSORED LUNCHTIME SESSION
Sponsored by JOHNSON’S® Baby
13:45 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
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NEGOTIATING WITH INTEGRITY
Dave Thornton, consultant
Paul Taylor, head of engagement for Midlands and
East, NHS Employers
MAXIMISING VBAC
Ann Lilley and Kim Sheppard Northern Lincolnshire
and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (Evidence Based
Midwifery Journal Award Winners for Promoting
Normality)
MANAGING ILL HEALTH AND MEDICAL
COMPLICATIONS IN CHILDBIRTH
More details coming soon.
MATERNAL PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH
Dr Alain Gregoire, consultant psychiatrist, Perinatal
Mental Health Service, Hampshire Partnership Trust
Grace Thomas, professional head of midwifery
and lead midwife for education/associate director of
student experience and academic standards, Cardiff
University/Aneurin Bevan Health Board
SUPPORTING BREASTFEEDING IN HARD TO
REACH GROUPS
Jane Goodwin, breastfeeding support midwife, North
Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
supported by Philips AVENT
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REACH FOR THE SKY:
FROM WARD TO BOARD
Karen Baker, chief executive, Isle of Wight NHS Trust
Professor Dame Donna Kinnair, chief nurse, South
East London NHS
PREVENTING STILLBIRTH
Professor Jason Gardosi, NHS Perinatal Institute
Sara Butcher and Kathy Hobson, supervisor of
midwives team, Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS
Foundation Trust (shortlisted for The President’s Award
for Supervisors of Midwives)
LEARNING FROM WHEN THINGS GO WRONG
Dr Celia Burrell, consultant obstetrician and obstetric
lead for risk management, Barking, Havering and
Redbridge University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Gavin Knox, senior solicitor, NHS Wales Shared
Services Partnership
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15:00 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
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10:45 NETWORKING BREAK
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FGM
Efua Dorkenoo OBE, senior FGM advisor for Equality
Now/programme director of the End FGM/C Social
Change Campaign
Juliet Albert, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Alimatu Dimonekene, FGM facilitator
16:30 THE EARLY YEARS AGENDA
Polly Neate, chief executive, Women’s Aid
Tam Baillie, commissioner for children and young
people, Scotland
Midwifery care marks the beginning of a journey to
health and wellbeing and maternity services are
increasingly engaging with others championing the
‘early years agenda’. Our speakers will explore how
effective care at the start of life is continued into
support through childhood, adolescence and young
adulthood.
17:30 DRINKS RECEPTION
20:00 CONFERENCE PARTY
Don’t miss the social event of the year!
Your evening will commence with a drinks reception,
followed by a three-course meal including wine and
will conclude with after dinner entertainment. The
evening is your chance to network and celebrate with
fellow midwives.
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PROGRAMME - WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER
08:30 REGISTRATION AND EXHIBITION
16D
09:00 ALL CHANGE FOR MIDWIFERY REGULATION
Jackie Smith, chief executive, NMC
Kate Chamberlain, chief executive, Healthcare
Inspectorate Wales
In a relaxed interview style, RCM chief executive Cathy
Warwick will pose questions to Jackie Smith and Kate
Chamberlain about the future of midwifery regulation and
the issues around supervision and revalidation.
10:00 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
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MANAGING SERVICE CHANGE
Fionnula McCluskey, head of midwifery, Downpatrick
Community Midwifery Unit (Maternity Service of the Year
Award Winner 2014)
Gillian Morton, head of midwifery, NHS Forth Valley
(Maternity Service of the Year Award Winner 2014)
Anita Fleming, head of midwifery, East Lancashire
Hospitals NHS Trust (Maternity Service of the Year Award
Winner 2014)
CONTINUITY OF CARE
More information coming soon.
LEARNING FROM WOMEN
Kath Evans, head of patient experience, NHS England
Katie O’Donovan, head of communications and
partnership, Mumsnet
SUPPORTING VULNERABLE WOMEN
Elizabeth Noonan and Hannah Jones, Imperial
Healthcare NHS Trust (Team of the Year Award Winners
2014)
Anne Allen and Julie Middlehurst, Wrightington,
Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust (RCM MSW Award
Winners 2014)
ERINEAL ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR
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LONGITUDINAL STUDY (PEARLS): A
MATCHED-PAIR CLUSTER RANDOMISED
TRIAL – THE RESULTS
Professor Chris Kettle, professor of women’s health,
Staffordshire University and University Hospital of North
Staffordshire NHS Trust
Professor Debra Bick, professor of evidence-based
midwifery, King’s College London
Professor Khaled Ismail, consultant obstetrician and
gynaecologist, Birmingham Women’s Hospital
Sue Macdonald, midwife consultant and educationalist
Sue Tohill, senior programme research midwife,
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
NHS Trust
11:00 NETWORKING BREAK
11:45 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
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SAFE STAFFING AND DEPLOYMENT
More information coming soon.
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PERINEAL CARE AND THE MANAGEMENT
OF THE SECOND STAGE
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RECORD KEEPING
Jean Watson and Pauline Creaney, NHS Lanarkshire/
West of England Supervision Team (Supervision Award
Winners 2014)
EQUALITIES IN THE NHS – HARD-TOREACH GROUPS
Yvonne Coghill OBE, NHS Leadership Academy
Kath Jones MBE, midwife, Betsi Cadwaladr University
Health Board
12:45 LUNCH EXHIBITION AND NETWORKING
13:45 QUESTION TIME: ARE MATERNITY
SERVICES SAFE IN THEIR HANDS?
Denis Campbell, session chair and journalist, The
Guardian
Paul Nowak, assistant general secretary, TUC
Zoe Williams, journalist, The Guardian
Margot James, MP (Conservative) for Stourbridge
Six months ahead of the 2015 UK general election, the
panel of speakers from the UK major political parties,
media and think tanks will respond to questions from
the audience on what their policy position would mean
for women, families, and delegates as NHS staff. This
lively and interactive session will bring together the
full conference audience, including RCM workplace
representatives, to challenge the pundits, commentators
and policy-formers.
15:00 NETWORKING BREAK
15:30 CLOSING PLENARY – BETTER BIRTHS
This session led by Professor Soo Downe, University
of Central Lancashire and Professor Denis Walsh,
University of Nottingham, will share the findings from an
RCM colloquium which explored how evidence around
continuity of care is being implemented.
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These sessions have been recommended for student
midwives by the RCM Student Midwives Forum
Recommended for workplace representatives
CONTACT US ON: 020 7880 6225 OR EMAIL: [email protected]
WORKPLACE
REPRESENTATIVES’
CONFERENCE
Better Births: United in Excellence
12 November 2014
BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW FREE TO ATTEND
A dedicated day of trade union training sessions,
which are FREE to attend. Meet other activists from
across the UK and rekindle your confidence and
motivation, while enhancing your skills.
Returning to the Internatonal Centre Telford on
12 November, join us on Day 2 of conference for
your unique programme and trade union training
sessions, exploring the wider context for trade unions
today with top guest speakers.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
• Organising for health and wellbeing at work
• Supporting members through disciplinaries,
supervision and capability management
• Building a stronger trade union
Join the main conference for Question Time: Are
maternity services safe in their hands? Your chance
to challenge politicians and opinion formers on the
issues that matter.
WHO CAN ATTEND?
The Workplace Representatives’ Conference is FREE
to attend for accredited RCM stewards, health and
safety representatives, learning representatives and
RCM branch chairs, secretaries and treasurers.
You are eligible for time off for trade union training
as part of your development programme.
There is also the opportunity to participate in main
conference sessions focused on this year’s theme
Better Births: United in Excellence.
BOOKINGS:
The Workplace Representatives’ Conference is FREE to attend if you meet the criteria above. The RCM funds
your place as part as of our programme for learning.
Attend Day 1 of the main conference and enjoy a range of additional sessions highlighted for particular
interest to activists, including sessions on leadership and negotiating and your clinical updates, at our special
discounted rate of just £99 +VAT (total inc. VAT = £118.80).
#RCMConf14
To register
Please complete all relevant sections of this form and either fax 020 7880 7691 or post to RCM Conference
2014, Redactive Events Ltd, 17 Britton Street, London EC1M 5TP. Fees include all day access to the event,
available conference papers, buffet lunch and refreshments, for registered delegates only. Fees do not
include travel or accommodation. Shared places are not permitted.
Both days
Tuesday 11 Nov
Wednesday 12 Nov
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12 November
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Telford International Centre – West Midlands
This year’s event brings your conference sessions,
accommodation and social event to a state-of-the-art
venue with excellent transport connections and free
parking for all. The International Centre Telford in the
West Midlands couldn’t be easier to reach by rail, road
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