BJM Midwifery Practice Awards 2008
The British Journal of Midwifery is proud to announce the BJM Midwifery Practice Awards 2008.
The BJM Awards 2008 will highlight and reward excellence in evidence-based midwifery. A panel of well-respected judges will pay particular attention to initiative and enterprise in midwifery practice, in which the care of women is paramount.
Entries are invited from individuals or members of a team in the following major categories:
Community Midwife of the Year Award
This award aims to highlight the work of Community Midwives who provide outstanding maternity care for women in a community setting. The award will recognise the work of a Community Midwife who has shown an unfailing commitment to ensuring women receive the best antenatal and postnatal care.
Excellence in Supervision of Midwives Award
This category recognises the work of Supervisors of Midwives who have shown outstanding leadership skills and the ability to nurture potential leaders while also maintaining high service standards.
Innovator of the Year
This award aims to highlight innovative ideas in the clinical setting that have resulted in better outcomes for mothers and their babies. The winner will have identified an area of midwifery care that could be improved, and will have carried out evidence-based changes to practice, demonstrating that these have resulted in an enhanced service.
Midwife of the Year 
This award will be presented to a midwife who has demonstrated outstanding dedication and commitment to the caring of the mother and baby. The winner of this category will have proven to be an indispensable pillar of the midwifery community, and can show positive examples of good evidence based midwifery practice.
Student Midwife of the Year
This year BJM is delighted to announce a new award category for Student Midwife of the Year. This award is open to all student midwives and will recognise the enthusiasm and willingness to question practice that students bring to midwifery.
Team of the Year
The winning team in this category will show the importance of teamwork in midwifery units or in the delivery of midwifery. In particular, special consideration will go to teams that can demonstrate effectively the link between education, research and clinical practice in the delivery of a first-class service to women.
Lifetime Achievement Award
This award recognises the contribution made over a number of years by an inspirational and/or influential midwife. He or she will be an exceptional candidate, whose work has made a major impact on the midwifery profession in any of these ways: clinical practice, management, leadership, far-reaching educational accomplishment or research.
How to apply
Apply online or download an application form.
CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES: Friday August 22, 2008
Download a full list of the results and photos from the BJM Midwifery Practice Awards 2007.