Hi Alison
I am in the process of drafting a consultation response with Sue MacDonald
for the RCM, I agree the omission of 'midwife' from key points in the
document and title is one of the issues that needs addressing as does the
lack of representation of midwives.
All the best
Mary Steen
>From: Soo Downe <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: "A forum for discussion on midwifery and reproductive health
> research." <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: 'Developing the best research professionals'UKCRC consulta
>tion
>Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:51:05 +0000
>
>Absolutely chris! and I do intend to reply formally with this comment -
>though midwives are mentined here and there, and the definition given
>for 'nurse' is obviously supposed to include midwives...
>
>all the best
>
>s
>
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>
>Can someone in the UK please clarify where midwives are in this? Are
>you considered to be 'allied health professionals'? How, if at all does
>the document relate to the meeting that RCM is holding about midwifery
>research careers on March 21. The document is specifically about nurses
>and there is no mention of consultation of involvement of RCM, while RCN
>was represented and consulted. None of the people on the committees was
>described as a midwife, although you as midwives might be able to
>identify some people on the lists as midwives. This was discussed at a
>meeting I have just come out of and I said I would find out about the
>relation to midwifery.
>
>
>Alison
>
>
>Alison Macfarlane
>Department of Midwifery
>City University
>24 Chiswell Street
>London EC1Y 4TY
>Phone (0) (44) 207 040 5832
>Fax (0) (44) 207 040 5866
>Email [log in to unmask]
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>From: A forum for discussion on midwifery and reproductive health
>research. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jane
>Sandall
>Sent: 17 January 2007 12:13
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: 'Developing the best research professionals'UKCRC consulta
>tion
>
>
>
>Public consultation'Developing the best research professionals'
>Draft report of the UKCRC Sub Committee for Nurses in Clinical Research
>(Workforce)8 January 2007In September 2005 the UKCRC established a Sub
>Committee for Nurses in Clinical Research (Workforce) chaired by
>Professor Janet Finch. The Sub Committee was commissioned to write a
>report examining the current role of nurses as researchers and
>educators, investigating the barriers that stand in the way of nurses
>undertaking research careers, and making recommendations for a training
>and support structure for nurses to work as researchers and educators at
>different stages in their career.The draft report has had valuable input
>from international and national experts and other key stakeholders. It
>builds on previous studies and reports and takes account of the changing
>working environment for nurses, including recent recommendations for
>modernisation of the nursing career structure, the research strategies
>of the four devolved Health Departments and the continuing development
>of clinical research infrastructure such as the UK Clinical Research
>Networks.The report's recommendations address three main areas:
>education and training; facilitating careers; better information on
>nursing researchers. The core proposal of the report lies in the
>creation of 4 award schemes as part of a coordinated clinical academic
>training path for nurses.Before the report is finalised there is a 12
>week period of public consultation. The UKCRC welcomes this opportunity
>to engage with the views of a wider group of stakeholders on the draft
>report and its recommendations. The draft report focuses on the training
>needs of the nursing workforce in clinical research. However, the UKCRC
>also wishes to consider to what extent the recommendations in the report
>could be considered a blueprint that could also be applied to the
>research workforce of the Allied Health Professions. Members of the
>Allied Health Professions are therefore also invited to comment on the
>report by responding to question 14 of the consultation response
>form.Following the public consultation period a summary report of
>consultation responses will be considered by the UKCRC Sub Committee
>before the report is finalised and published. An implementation group
>will then be established to take forward the recommendations in the
>report.In February, the UKCRC will be holding a seminar to give
>organisations and individuals an opportunity to discuss the key messages
>from the draft report with some of the members of the Sub Committee. If
>you would like to be sent more information about this event please email
>[log in to unmask] provide feedback on the draft report please
>complete the Consultation Response Form and return it as an email
>attachment to [log in to unmask] by Friday 30th March 2007.If you
>have any queries please contact Philippa Yeeles at the UKCRC by email
>[log in to unmask] or by telephone 020 7670 5452.
>http://www.ukcrc.org/publications/news/nursingreport.aspx
>
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