Officers' update, May 2015
Paul Fogarty, Senior Vice President for Global Health, writes…
On Thursday 21 May, the RCOG will be marking the UNFPA International Day to End Obstetric Fistula.
This year we are delighted to exhibit the work of artist Jac Saorsa, who recently visited
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International Women’s Day 2018
International Women’s Day is an opportunity to recognise the achievements of women without regard to divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political. It has been celebrated for more than 100 years, and the growing
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A new chapter in global health
Last week, the RCOG launched our new Global Health Strategy to improve the life chances of women and babies in under-resourced countries. The launch was held in the House of Lords, co-hosted by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Global Health and the
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RCOG statement: New joint initiative to prevent severe tearing during childbirth
A collaborative team from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the Royal College of Midwives, Croydon Health Services NHS Trust and Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has been selected by the Health Foundation, to be part of its £3.5 million
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BJOG release: Fertility treatment outcomes can be significantly influenced by mother’s ethnicity, suggests new study
Maternal ethnicity is a significant determinant of successful outcomes after fertility treatment, suggests a new study published today in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
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Further resources for human factors and situational awareness
Resources to support further understanding on human factors and situational awareness
In conjunction with the EBC video and scenarios these further resources could help form the basis for a training session focusing on Human Factors and Situational
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Artwork: "Elemental"
A unique sculpture to celebrate great work
The College’s work in women’s health in the UK and globally has rapidly grown over the past five years.
Towards the end of 2016, the College ran a competition to create a piece of art to highlight this, and
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In their own words: 12 stories of vesicovaginal fistulae
This is one of the stories from the September 2012 issue of International News. Claire Herrick and Alison Fiander recorded the stories of women with fistulae at the Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania Disability Hospital in Dar
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Obituary: John Malvern
Tribute to John Malvern given at Council on 7 April 2017 by Felicity Ashworth
Mr Malvern died peacefully in his sleep on 5 February 2017 at the age of 79. His wife Katharine, married for 51 years, described that he just didn't wake up one
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Job descriptions for locally appointed RCOG educational roles
Job descriptions for the following educational roles:
College Tutor
Educational Supervisor
ATSM Director
ATSM Preceptor
ATSM Educational Supervisor
Deanery Ultrasound Coordinator
Ultrasound Educational Supervisor
Subspecialty Training Programme
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