We have had very fruitful meetings with Business Wales who are a wonderful support for our CIC and are confident that we have all the right credentials to be a successful company! We have also had fantastic support from Trevor Vanstone Director of Perspectives HR, who has developed our policies and protocols. As we continue […]
We are updating the Man Up or Man Down eCourse, and adding a few features. It has to be ‘transported to another system’ to ensure our security and copyright. It will take several weeks but should be ready by the end of September. Watch this space…
Last week I was interviewed by Dr Catherine Monk, Professor of Medical Psychology, New York USA. Dr Monk wanted to capture my journey in perinatal mental health thoughts about the Marcé Society and my term as President of the International Marcé Society. The interview lasted 30 mins but I am sure we could have talked […]
The Hanwill Model that both Mark and Jane devised has been cited by the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre and Evidence Based Public Health Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health as well as being used in The Brockington MBU and other centres. Details here
It was such a delight to meet up with Jenny again. She presented one of the keynote speeches at the 2014 Marcé Conference in Swansea, because of her interest in lullabies and their influence on the unborn infant. The lyrics, tune and tone of the lullabies helped to explore the concerns of pregnant mothers who […]
Not only have we helped to devise and support the African conference but we have introduced Dr Kate Ellis-Davies to 2 of our colleagues – Linos working in Zimbabwe and Olajumoke who is a midwife, working in Nigeria. They will study the impact of Covid 19 during their perinatal period, on families in both countries, […]
We Zoom every week and every week we make excellent progress. The timetable for the African conference is almost complete! We have 3 keynote speakers and dignitaries to open and close the conference! There are only the ends to tie up and then we can publicise the full details. I have been thinking about how […]
Our White Paper has been submitted! I am privileged to be a part of the group which is led by Dr Sheehan Fisher, to include, Dr Richard Fletcher, Professor Barbara Figueiredo, Dr Craig Garfield, Dr Daniel Singley, Dr Paul Ramchandani and Dr Jesus Gomez. One of the longer discussions we had was about the title! […]
I have been invited to join the Organising Committee for the 41st International Biennial Scientific Conference which will be held from 19th – 21st September, 2022 in London hosted by Prof Louise Howard. It will be an exciting time working with suggestions from clinicians and practitioners from around the world.
Over 10 years ago I invited researchers and lecturers to join the Swansea University Perinatal MH Group. 3 people turned up and one stayed – that was Amy now Professor Brown! Fast forward to 2021 and I joined the Interdisciplinary Perinatal Mental Health Group at Swansea University. This is headed by Katie Ellis- Davies and […]
