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Better Births – Five years on

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Better Births Five Year Review
Last week saw the celebratory meeting online to report on the fifth year of progress of the Better Births maternity transformation for England. For those unfamiliar with Better Births, back in 2015 a country-wide consultation process took place to consider how maternity service could be improved after the revelations from......
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Transforming the maternity services

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Speaking at the beginning of the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent OBE, Chief Midwifery Officer, NHS England gives a rallying call to midwives throughout the country saying It’s our time telling the audience “this is our year to celebrate who we are and what we......
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Sign our petition! A Chief Midwifery Officer for every country

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Following the appointment of Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent OBE as the first Chief Midwifery Officer for England, an international group of midwives are calling on every country to follow suit, including each of the devolved governments in the UK. When announcing the first occupant of the England wide role, NHS chief......
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Watch the Live Stream of the London Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2020

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On Tuesday 21st January Midwives, Student Midwives and Health Care Practitioners from across London and the South East will gather at the ILEC Conference Centre in Earls Court to attend the London Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2020. Our largest midwifery gathering of the year, the London Maternity & Midwifery Festival features our......