Midwifery 2020
The Future of the Profession
About Midwifery 2020
This page explains the ethos, structure and membership of the Groups involved in Midwifery 2020.
About Us
As the world continues to change, midwifery needs to change too – but what kind of midwifery services do we want to see by the year 2020?
Midwifery 2020 has been commissioned by the Chief Nurses of the Health Departments of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to set the direction for midwifery and identify the changes needed to the way midwives work, and to their roles, responsibilities and training and development requirements. The project is looking for 2020 vision from midwives, educators, service users, researchers, maternity care professionals, strategists and others. Drawing on this advice and taking account of Government policies, the Midwifery 2020 project will end in 2010 with a report setting out where we want to be in 2020 and how we are going to get there.
Rosemary Kennedy, Chief Nursing Officer for Wales, is Chair of the Midwifery 2020 UK Programme Board and under her Chair the programme will focus on the five agreed workstreams to progress the various strands of work. These workstreams are:
- The Core Role of the Midwife
- Education and Career Progression
- Measuring Quality
- Public Health Role of the Midwife
- Workforce & Workload
Leading the project across the UK is Noreen Kent, Programme Director, who highlights the potential of Midwifery 2020; “This is an exciting opportunity for midwives to work in partnership with service users and other key stakeholders to shape the future direction for the profession, while focusing on improving outcomes and experiences for women and their families”.
Structure Chart
The Structure Chart outlines the relationship between all Groups involved on the Midwifery 2020 programme.
Membership Details
UK Programme Board Membership
| Name | Job Title/Representing |
|---|---|
| Chair: Rosemary Kennedy | Chief Nursing Officer for Wales |
| Deputy Chair: Margaret McGuire | Midwifery Advisor, Scotland |
| Board Members | |
| Denise Boulter | Midwifery Advisor, Northern Ireland |
| Martin Bradley | Chief Nursing Officer for Northern Ireland |
| Gwendolen Bradshaw | Head of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, University of Bradford |
| Yvonne Bronsky | LSA Midwifery Officers UK Forum |
| Caroline Broome | Midwife in Clinical Practice |
| Polly Ferguson | Midwifery Officer, Wales |
| Diane Fraser | Lead Midwife for Education Group Representative |
| David Foster | Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, England |
| Carole Garrick | Head of Midwifery |
| Ellen Hudson | Royal College of Nursing UK |
| Breedagh Hughes | Royal College of Midwives Northern Ireland |
| Noreen Kent | Midwifery 2020 Programme Director |
| Jenny Leggott | Executive Nurse Directors’ Group |
| Rona McCandlish | Midwifery Advisor, England |
| Nessa McHugh | Independent Midwives UK |
| Christina McKenzie | Head of Midwifery, Nursing & Midwifery Council |
| Liz Nightingale | Independent Midwives UK |
| Elisabeth Peregrine | Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists |
| Belinda Phipps | National Childbirth Trust |
| Helen Rogers | Head of the Royal College of Midwives UK Board for Wales |
| Kath Ross | Council of Deans |
| Jane Sandall | Professor of Social Science and Women's Health, King's College London |
| Gillian Smith | Director, Royal College of Midwives UK Board for Scotland |
| Monica Thompson | NHS Education for Scotland |
| Cathy Warwick | General Secretary and President, Royal College of Midwives |
| Malcolm Wright | Chief Executive, NHS Education for Scotland |
| Project Support | |
| Cathy Lord | Midwifery 2020 Project Co-ordinator |
| Kathryn Pak | Midwifery 2020 Project Co-ordinator |
England Steering Group membership
| Name | Job title/Representing |
|---|---|
| Co-Chair: Gwendolen Bradshaw | Dean of School of Health Studies, University of Bradford |
| Co-Chair: Jane Sandall | Professor of Midwifery and Women's Health, King's College, University of London |
| Carmel Bagness | Stakeholder Engagement Lead (Midwifery 2020) |
| Peter Blythin | Chief Nurse, Director of Workforce, NHS West Midlands |
| Sheena Byrom | Head of Midwifery, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust / University of Central Lancashire |
| Suzanne Cunningham | Consultant Midwife, Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust |
| Jill Demilew | Consultant Midwife, King's College Hospital , NHS Foundation Trust |
| Miranda Dodwell | Birthchoice UK |
| Soo Downe | Professor in Midwifery Studies and Research, University of Central Lancashire |
| Jane Evans | Assistant Director Commissioning Partnerships, Walsall Teaching PCT |
| David Foster | Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Department of Health, England |
| Diane Fraser | Professor of Midwifery, University of Nottingham |
| Jacque Gerrard | Director, Royal College of Midwives' Board for England |
| Frances Harkins | Senior Policy Manager, Workforce Directorate, Department of Health, England |
| Birte Harlev-Lam | Strategic Health Authority - Strategic Lead, Maternity Services |
| Jane Hawdon | Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health |
| Barbara Kuypers | Local Supervising Authority Midwifery Officer, West Midlands, SHA |
| Beverley Lawrence-Beech | Chair, Association for Improvements in Maternity Services |
| Paul Lewis | Associate Dean - Midwifery, Rehabilitation and Health Sciences, School of Health and Social Care, University of Bournemouth |
| Michelle Lyne | Professional Advisor, Nursing & Midwifery Council |
| Rona McCandlish | Midwifery Advisor, Department of Health, England |
| Marie McDonald | Clinical Director Women's Services, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London |
| Lyn McIntyre (to Janauary 2010) | Interim Maternity Lead, NHS Commissioners |
| Kath Mannion | Local Supervising Authority Midwifery Officer, North East SHA |
| Alison Miller | Programme Director and Midwifery Lead, Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries, London |
| Helen O'Dell | Local Supervising Authority Midwifery Officer, South East SHA |
| Lynne Pacanowski | Head of Midwifery, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London |
| Elisabeth Peregrine | Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
| Belinda Phipps | Chief Executive, National Childbirth Trust |
| Louise Silverton | Deputy General Secretary, Royal College of Midwives |
| Suzanne Truttero | Midwifery Professional Advisor, Department of Health, London |
| Brenda Van der Kooy | Independent Midwives UK |
| Vineeta Verma | Royal College of General Practitioners Representative |
| Gill Walton | Directorate Manager, Women's and Sexual Health, John Radcliffe Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford |
| Caroline Waterfield | Deputy Head of Employment Services, NHS Employers |
Northern Ireland Steering Group
| Name | Job title/Representing |
|---|---|
| Chair: Denise Boulter | Midwifery Advisor |
| Liz Bannon | Co-Director Maternity Services, Belfast Trust |
| Martin Bradley | Chief Nursing Officer, Northern Ireland |
| Ruth Clarke | Head of Midwifery, Belfast Trust |
| Margaret Gordon | Co-Director Maternity Services, Northern Trust |
| Kyle Gourley | Midwife in Practice |
| Glynis Henry | Workforce Lead, Southern Trust |
| Breedagh Hughes | Royal College of Midwives, Northern Ireland General Secretary |
| Noreen Kent | Midwifery 2020 Programme Director |
| Heather Livingston | Senior Medical Officer |
| Carmel Lloyd | Nursing & Midwifery Council |
| Liz McElkerney | Co-Director Maternity Services, South Eastern Trust |
| Anne Marie McGurk | Head of Midwifery, Western Trust |
| Frances McMurray | Chief Executive, NIPEC |
| Patricia McStay | Head of Midwifery, Southern Trust |
| Ann McVey | Co-Director Maternity Services, Southern Trust |
| Elaine Madden | Head of Midwifery, South Eastern Trust |
| Rosaleen Malone | Midwifery Teacher, Queen’s University |
| Mary Maxwell | Head of Midwifery, Northern Trust |
| Eileen Pollack | Midwifery Teacher, Beeches Management Centre |
| Margaret Rogan | Midwife in Practice |
| Verena Wallace | UK Local Supervising Authority Midwifery Officers |
| Agneiszska Zawislak | Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
Scotland Steering Group membership
The Midwifery 2020 Government Leads have recently reviewed the structures that were initially set up to support this programme of work across the UK, and following this review a decision has been taken to disband the Scotland Steering Group. It was recognised that Scotland already has existing structures in place where Midwifery 2020 is regularly discussed as a standing agenda item, through the Lead Midwives Scotland Group, the Maternity Services Action Group and the Scottish Executive Nurse Director Group (SEND) meetings and this cascading of information through these Groups made the Midwifery 2020 Scotland Steering Group's role superfluous. |
Wales Steering Group membership
The Midwifery 2020 Government Leads have recently reviewed the structures that were initially set up to support this programme of work across the UK, and following this review a decision has been taken to disband the Wales Steering Group. It was recognised that Wales already has existing structures in place where Midwifery 2020 is regularly discussed as a standing agenda item, through the Heads of Midwifery Advisory Group Wales, the Royal College of Midwives UK Board for Wales, Heads of Midwifery Education Wales Group and Consultant Midwives Wales. Cascading of information through these Groups made the Midwifery 2020 Scotland Steering Group's role superfluous. |