AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 1
Written outputs:
Presentation for All Volunteers Meeting workshop on NHS Change: www.aims.org.uk/campaigning/item/change-nhs-workshop
AIMS organisational response to the Change NHS survey: AIMS suggestions for the maternity services in the Government's 10-year Health Plan
Written response to NIHR (National Institute for Health & Care Research) Alert on Maternal and neonatal outcomes among spontaneous vaginal births occurring in or out of water following intrapartum water immersion: The POOL cohort study
AIMS’ Personal and Public Involvement (PPI) partner comments on the draft Plan-A decision aid, infographic and website
AIMS Campaign Team's comments towards stakeholders draft questions for the RCM Research prioritisation project
AIMS’ PPI Comments on the Aberdeen Centre for Women's Health Research Centre i6 group research topic priorities
Stakeholder comments on NMPA (National Maternity and Perinatal Audit) ‘State of the Nation’ report
Summary on latest MBRRACE report
Conferences and meetings attended:
6th November: Maternity Continuity Network meeting
7th November: Care Opinion online conference
7th November: NHS-E Stakeholder Council
7th November: Plan-A meeting
16th November: ARM national conference ‘Hands up for Midwifery’
26th November: Scotland Maternity & Midwifery Conference online
26th November: https://maternityandmidwifery.co.uk/events
27th November: Sharing and Learning from our North-East and Yorkshire Midwifery Unit Self-assessment Project (MUSA) Conference
30th November: AIMS All Volunteers Meeting presentation on position papers
2nd December: RCM Research prioritisation review of extra draft survey questions
3rd December: Celebration of pregnancy and parenting circles, plus policy workshop, City St George’s University of London
5th December: Plan-A meeting
10th December: Transforming Maternity Services Stakeholders Engagement Workshop in Northern Ireland
12th December: Virtual conference presenting the MBRRACE-UK Perinatal report 2024
12th December: Plan-A meeting
6th January: Plan-A workshop planning
9th, 16th and 23th January: Series of NHS-England Stakeholder Council meetings to discuss the “10 Year Plan” and “the three shifts”
10th January: RCM Research prioritisation steering group meeting
16th January: i6 PPI consultation
23rd January: Plan-A meeting
24th January: MBRRACE/PMRT stakeholders meeting
28th & 30th January: Plan-A workshops
29th January: AIMS-led Change NHS community engagement workshop
31st January: MINI (Maternity Inequalities Northern Ireland) Research Group Stakeholders Event in Belfast, as part of www.nihr.ac.uk/news/nihr-challenge-maternity-disparities-consortium-members-announced
Who we have been corresponding with:
January: Neil Gray, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Scottish Government to ask about the progress of continuity of carer in Scotland, as a follow up to the Scotland Maternity & Midwifery Festival in November 2024
Networking and collaborating with Birthrights
What else we have been reading:
Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigations 2023-2024 report MNSI Annual report 2023/24
What have we been watching and listening to:
A video about spotting acute illness, which may look 'atypical' in a pregnant or postpartum woman
"> ">Prehospital Maternity Decision Tool - video for ambulance cliniciansAttendance at The Maternity and Midwifery Hour, every Wednesday at 7pm, including
">series 15 episode 2 looking at Professor Mary Renfrew’s recent work in Northern Ireland
Thanks to all the AIMS Campaigns Volunteers who have made this work possible. We are very keen to expand our campaigns team work, so please do get in touch with campaigns@aims.org.uk if you’d like to help!
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