Dear colleagues

 

Please see the statement below, with exciting news of a new opportunity to work with the RCM.

 

After 40 years as a midwife and 6 and ½ yrs in charge of MIDIRS, Dr Cathy Ashwin has decided to hang up her pen!  It was a tough decision” said Cathy “But I really want to spend more time at home and more time on my other interests.  Having successfully transferred MIDIRS into the RCM family, I believe my work here is done.  MIDIRS has a safe sustainable future firmly within the midwifery community, with the RCM committed to nurturing and supporting it.  Now is a good time for some new ideas to develop this amazing service.”

 

Suzanne Tyler, Director of Services to Members said: “Whilst I couldn’t persuade her to stay, I respect Cathy’s decision to put herself first, after womanfully steering MIDIRS through some challenging times.  Now Cathy will play an important role in helping us identify a midwife with a passion for research and experience of writing for publication who can lead a team that creates amazing resources to support education and evidence based clinical practice.  MIDIRS is now embedded within the RCM’s professional offer and the Head of MIDIRS is an important part of our senior leadership team.”

 

Anyone interested in leading a multi-disciplinary team, based in Bristol to produce the MIDIRS Digest and run its library and information service should contact Cathy for more information.  The job itself will be advertised very shortly

 

 

 

Please fwd to me and ill send

 

 

Hi Jane

 

I have just tried to post something on the midwifery research jiscmail, but I am not signed up to it and I’m not sure if it will go through.

 

I really do want to alert the research community to the upcoming advert for Cathy Aswin’s successor at MIDIRS.  Cathy tells me you oversee the jiscmail account.  Is there anyway that I can get my message out please?

 

Many many thanks

 

Suzanne

 

Dr Suzanne Tyler

Executive Director, Services to Members

 

Royal College of Midwives