Shortlist 2023

Excellence in midwifery for leadership

Sian Jones
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Emilie Edwards
Middlesex University

Kerry Taylor
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Trust

Jayne Marshall
University of Leicester

Rhiannon Kozaczynski
University of South Wales

Excellence in midwifery for public health - Sponsored by Slimming World

Sallie Ward
Humber and North Yorkshire Local Maternity and Neonatal System
Ask a Midwife Social Media Advice and Public Health Information

Susan McAuliffe
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Community Engagement and Social Prescribing Team
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Local Maternity and Neonatal System – Improving Me
Holding Time

Sarah Chalhoub
NHS England
Breaking Barriers, Delivering Kindness

Caroline Buchan and Sharon Gilchrist

NHS Lothian
Delivering Early Breastfeeding Support (DEBS) Project 

Excellence in midwifery for education & learning - Sponsored by Nursing and Midwifery Council

Elizabeth Paul
King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust
Masterclass Programme

Alison Lowrie
NHS Fife
Newly Qualified Midwife Framework: from Transition as Student to Band 6 Midwife 

Sarah Morris, Sarah Hookes and Jane Storey
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Community PROMPT Wales

Maternal and Infant Health Research Team
Sheffield Hallam University
Shaping the Future: Developing Interdisciplinary Health Care Professionals Including Midwives who are Culturally Sensitive, Compassionate and Trauma Aware

Swansea University Midwifery Teaching Team 
Swansea University
Telling Tales with Technology: Creative Digital Innovation in Midwifery Education

Excellence in midwifery for research - Sponsored by Pregnacare®by Vitabiotics

Cardiff and Vale Midwifery Research Team
Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust

Kylie Watson, Kimberley Farrant and Charlie Barber 
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Sarah-Jayne Ambler
Medway Foundation Trust


Maternity Research Midwives
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Strengthening Midwifery Research: Launch of the Midwifery Research Team

Holly Morse
Swansea University
Facebook, Mothers and Midwives: The Role of Social Media in Improving Breastfeeding Support Services

Outstanding contribution to midwifery services: perinatal mental health

Yasmeen Akhtar and Melissa Addy
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Improving the Mental Health of Women and their Families in the Perinatal Period

Georgina Leech and Laura Walton
Kings College Hospital
Birth With Confidence Workshop

Lancashire and South Cumbria Reproductive Trauma Service
Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board/Blackpool Teaching Hospitals
Lancashire and South Cumbria Maternal Mental Health Service

Carmel Doyle, Natalie Patterson and Anna Langner       
Local Maternity System Cheshire and Merseyside
Silverbirch Cheshire and Merseyside Maternal Mental Health Service and Local Maternity Neonatal Service

Julie Mckoy and Jenny Walsh
University Hospital Southampton
The Perinatal Pathways Screening Tool

Outstanding contribution to midwifery services: pregnancy loss & bereavement care

Janet Ballintine and Raffaela Goodby
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Trust
Employer with Heart – A New Approach to Miscarriage and Premature Parenting in the Workforce

Bereavement Midwife Team
King’s College Hospital NHS Trust
Bereavement Suite Launch

Tracy Rea
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The Forget me Not Midwifery Bereavement team

South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust

Pregnancy Loss and Bereavement Care Team

Southern Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland
“The Listening Rooms”

Outstanding contribution to midwifery services: international

Diane Lockhart
Amani Family Centre (Birth Centre), Uganda
Amani Family Centre

Wanda Warrington
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Catherine Reeve-Jones
Jhpiego India Midwifery Program affiliated with Johns Hopkins University.
International Midwifery Educator

Community Engagement and Social Prescribing Team
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Local Maternity and Neonatal System – Improving Me
The Lullaby

International Student Midwives Network
Robert Gordon University and Zurich University of Applied Sciences

Outstanding contribution to midwifery services: digital

Donna James
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Morag Ogston
NHS Grampian

Holly Green, Kim Allen and Layla Toomer
Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth Local maternity and neonatal system and University Hospital Southampton
Healthier Together App within Triage Services

The North East and North Cumbria Digital Midwives Network Group
North East and North Cumbria NHS Trusts and Local Maternity Neonatal System

Workplace champion - Sponsored by Thompsons Solicitors

Kate Griffiths
Basildon Hospital, Mid and South Essex NHS Trust

Nicola Kacerovskis
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust

The Shropshire RCM Branch
Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust

Josephine Oamen
University College London Hospital


Gemma Short
University Hospital Dorset

Equity, diversity, and Inclusion

Julia Lidderdale
Epsom and St Helier University Hospital
Down Syndrome – Fact, Fiction, Future.

Anti-Racism Implementation Advisory Group (ARIA)
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

Kate Brintworth
NHS England
Anti-Racism Framework and Fellowship

East Timorese Antenatal Clinic Midwives
Southern Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland
East Timorese Antenatal Clinic

Bernadette Chubb & Rebecca Cockings
Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Implicit Bias in Maternity Care

Race Matters unsung hero - midwife or higher education institution staff - Sponsored by BAME Birthing With Colour

Faiza Rehman
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care System

Mavis Afriyie
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Cassandra Owusu
North Middlesex University Hospital London

Maxine Chapman
University of Leicester

Race Matters unsung hero - maternity support worker or student - Sponsored by BAME Birthing With Colour

Emma Lesley
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Monique Balogun
University of Greenwich

Valerie Douglas
University of Hertfordshire

Selena Palmer
University of Leicester

Student midwife travel award

Rebecca Gates
Bangor University

 

Catherine Cargill
Kingston University

 

Rachel Brackpool
London South Bank University

 

Holly Berry
University of Southampton

 

Isla Innes-Love
University of the West of Scotland

 

Maternity support worker of the year award - Sponsored by WaterWipes

Michala Richardson
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital

Jodie Foran
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Sally Johnson
Lewisham Council

Aida Popescu
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Anne Allen
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Foundation Trust

Partnership & team working - Sponsored by WaterWipes

Induction of Labour Working Group
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Improving Induction of Labour Pathway through Multiprofessional Working

Quality Standard for Cultural Humility Project Team

Lewisham Council

Quality Standard for Cultural Humility

The Pregnancy after Loss Rainbow Team
Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
The Pregnancy after Loss Rainbow Service

Perinatal Pelvic Health Service
South East London Local Maternity and Neonatal System

The Midwifery Team
University of Greenwich
Development of a Midwifery Degree Apprenticeship

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