Stretching midwifery horizons
In this motivational talk, Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent, current Chief Midwifery Officer, in her previous role as Head of Maternity, NHS England, looks forward to the future of NHS maternity services. She considers the challenges of change, finances, the previous changes to supervision and the next steps required. She introduces the maternity review, that was completed and the business priorities. Jacqueline encourages the involvement of leaders and of everyone to keep moving forward together.
Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent, Chief Midwifery Officer for England
Inspiring leadership resources
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales 2019 National review of maternity services
https://hiw.org.uk/national-review-maternity-services
Kirkup , B. 2015 The Report of the Morecambe Bay Investigation The Stationery Office.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/408480/47487_MBI_Accessible_v0.1.pdf
McCalmont C, Bailey E. 2016 Enhancing and developing leadership in midwifery. The Practising Midwife 19(2):8-10.
National Maternity Review 2016 Better Births: Improving outcomes of maternity services in England – A Five Year Forward View for maternity care
https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/national-maternity-review-report.pdf
NHS England Maternity transformation Programme resources
https://www.england.nhs.uk/mat-transformation/
NHS England and Health Education England 2018 Leadership Development
https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/leadership-development.pdf
NHS Long term plan
https://www.longtermplan.nhs.uk/
NHS Lothian Best Start in Lothian resources
https://services.nhslothian.scot/Maternity/Best-Start-in-Lothian/Pages/default.aspx
RCM undated The RCM standards for midwifery services in the UK
https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/2283/rcm-standards-midwifery-services-uk.pdf
RCM Leadership resources
https://www.rcm.org.uk/promoting/learning-careers/leadership/
The Scottish Government 2017 The Best Start: A Five-Year Forward Plan for Maternity and Neonatal Care in Scotland
https://www.gov.scot/publications/best-start-five-year-forward-plan-maternity-neonatal-care-scotland/pages/0/
The Scottish Government Maternal and Child Health resources
https://www.gov.scot/policies/maternal-and-child-health/
Demonstrating your learning – Inspiring Leadership
We hope you have enjoyed watching the video box set. The aim of producing this package is to enable you to learn about an aspect of midwifery practice which you will be able to use to improve the care of women, babies and their families. As a professional there will be times where you will need to demonstrate you have learned and, don’t forget that, writing down your learning will help this to be embedded in your memory! To this end we have devised some questions to help you progress. You may, of course, devise your own questions as well. These may then be used as part of your professional validation in the future.
Learning Outcomes
After watching these talks you will have:
- Knowledge of the place of maternity services in current structures and the future services
- Examined experiences of leadership and management roles and the impact
- Explored appropriate practical leadership and management
Reflective questions
- Explore the learning outcomes (LO) of this set of videos. What are the key aspects of the LO that are relevant to you and your scope and code of practice?
- Summarise what you have learned from these videos
- What are the feelings that have been raised as you watched them? Why you have felt this?
- What are the key pieces of research or evidence that you have learned about?
- How will this learning now affect your practice; the women, babies and families in your care?
- Are there ways you plan to make changes or take forward with others?
- What else would you like to find out about to help your learning on this topic?
Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent, Chief Midwifery Officer, NHS England
Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent has vast experience in healthcare provision. She is a registered nurse and midwife and is the Chief Midwifery Officer for the NHS in England. She is one of two National Maternity Safety Champions and visiting Professor of Midwifery at Kings College London and London South Bank University.
Jacqueline has held senior positions in clinical practice, education, leadership and management including: Consultant Midwife, Director of Midwifery and Nursing positions for Women’s and Children’s services at Imperial College Healthcare Trust & Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.
Academic roles have included: Senior Lecturer, Curriculum Leader, LME and Professor of Midwifery.
Her experience has seen her leading and influencing national maternity standards and guidance. She also influences healthcare, nationally and internationally through, education and publications and is frequently invited to speak at national and international conferences. She is a member of Tommy’s Charity National Advisory Board as Midwifery advisor, and the Women of the Year management committee. Her voluntary work currently includes Midwifery Ambassador for the charity ‘Saying Goodbye’ and trustee for the RCN Foundation.
She has received the HSJ, BME Pioneers award and she has been selected from over 100 nominations for inclusion on Nursing Times’ Leaders 2015 list that celebrates nurses and midwives who are pioneers, entrepreneurs and inspirational role models in their profession.
