The midwife is an autonomous and responsible professional (Department of Health, 2010) and the main care provider of pregnant women in the UK (Sandal et al., 2013). The midwife is hence in a good position to promote the wellbeing of midwifery clients by providing optimal care and support to meet their physical, emotional, psychological and informational needs (NMC, 2015, Hunter, 2002). Although the midwife is autonomous, she is accountable to the law, the Nursing and Midwifery Council and her employer
Facilitating learning: Teaching and learning methods Authors: Judy McKimm MBA, MA (Ed), BA (Hons), Cert Ed, FHEA Visiting Professor of Healthcare Education and Leadership, Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Postgraduate Medical School, University of Bedfordshire Carol Jollie MBA, BA (Hons) Project Manager, Tanaka Business School, Imperial College London This paper was first written in 2003 as part of a project led by the London Deanery to provide a web-based learning resource to support the educational
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