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SexNotGender NursesAndMidwives

Mar 6, 20222 min read

NMC and Women

The NMC pay Stonewall to give advice on EDI issues. Since joining in 2011, language in policy has changed to known Stonewall terms, that...

SexNotGender NursesAndMidwives

Jan 31, 20221 min read

NMC EDI Letter

Add your name here Your website suggests that you welcome suggestions on how to inform your work pertaining to EDI. It is encouraging to...

SexNotGender NursesAndMidwives

Jan 31, 20221 min read

NMC and Stonewall: Our Response.

We welcome the NMC response to WPUK and recognise the care they have taken over it. However, our first reaction is one of disappointment....

SexNotGender NursesAndMidwives

Dec 15, 20213 min read

Language and maternity care

The term midwife is known to refer to a person, typically a woman, who has trained to assist women in childbirth. It has roots in Middle...

SexNotGender NursesAndMidwives

Dec 13, 20212 min read

Single sex spaces, the right to safe and dignified care and the complexity of being a nurse.

I would like to start by saying, unequivocally, my feminism is for women. I believe, evidence says, and law dictates, that women need...

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SexNotGender NursesAndMidwives

Dec 10, 20215 min read

Choice of carer: sex or gender?

It is widely accepted that sex and gender are not interchangeable. The World Health Organisation (2002) defines sex as biologically...

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