NHS Employers hosted the national 'Delivering maternity matters: quality and leadership' event on 14 October at the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, London. Around 100 delegates attended the event, which aimed to support employers with the maternity agenda.
Case studies from the event are now available on our knowledge base pages.
Programme and presentations
To download the PowerPoint presentations from the event, simply click on the session title and the file will open automatically.
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10:00
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Registration & refreshments
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10:30
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Welcome & introductions from the facilitator:
Jane Burtoft, Independent HR Consultant
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10:35
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Setting the scene
Margaret Barrett, Head of Employment Services, NHS Employers
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10:40
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Plenary: Quality & Standards: Leadership & Teamwork
Dame Karlene Davies, General Secretary, RCM
Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, President, RCOG
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11:20
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Group work
Discussion around levers and obstacles to delivering in the service
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12:10
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Feedback from discussion
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12:25
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Networking lunch
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13:25
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Keynote speech
Anne Keen MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary for Health
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13:45
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Measuring the quality of maternity services
Professor Suzanne Truterro, Midwifery Advisor, CNO Office, Department of Health
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14:15
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Employer presentations (delegates to select 2 options)
- Staff engagement (Kathryn Gutteridge, Sandwell & West Birmingham)
- Normality programme x projects (Angela Hughes, Shrewsbury and Telford & Sandra Orton and Lyndsay Durkin, Royal Wolverhampton)
- Leadership for aspiring Heads of Midwifery (Gail Johnson, RCM and Sue Hatton, West Midlands SHA)
- New roles (Brenda Smith, West Midlands SHA)
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15:30
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Feedback from tables
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15:45
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Final remarksProfessor Cathy Warwick, General Secretary Designate, RCM
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15:55
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Summing & close by chair
Margaret Barrett, Head of Employment Services, NHS Employers
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Programme
The programme features a variety of presentations, group discussions and Q&A sessions covering areas such as leadership, commissioning, teamwork and staff engagement.
