Maternity Safety Conference 2021
9th September 2021
Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel
Co-Headline Sponsors
Conference Exhibitors
Cardiac Services | Cranfield University| Essity| Limbs & Things | MedBrief | NHS Resolution | Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) | SurePulse Medical | Ultrasound Direct | Wellbeing Software | SP Services | ICT Healthcare & Technology Solutions | MedLed Ltd | Leigh Day | Hudgell Solicitors | Slater and Gordon | MAMA Acadmey | Weightmans
Our Speakers
Chief Inspector of Hospitals, the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Senior Research and Prevention Adviser at SANDS.
Director of Safety and Learning at NHS Resolution, registered nurse and midwife.
Member of the House of Lords, Chair of the National Maternity Review (Report: Better Births).
Director of THIS Institute, The Health Foundation Professor of Healthcare Improvement Studies in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care at the University of Cambridge.
Patient Safety Envoy, World Health Organization.
Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist and RCOG Spokesperson for Racial Equality.
National Clinical Director for Maternity and Women’s Health, Acute Medical Directorate, NHS England and NHS Improvement.
Honorary President, Baby Lifeline. Chair, Morecambe Bay Investigation Chair, East Kent Maternity Services Investigation.
Sara Ledger
Head of Research and Development, Baby Lifeline.
Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Royal Free Hospital.
MP, Chair of the Health Select Committee, and Founder of Patient Safety Watch.
Professor of Maternal and Child Population Health, University of Oxford.
Health Correspondent at the Independent.
President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Chair of Baby Lifeline’s Multi-Professional Advisory Panel.
Law Graduate and Maternity Rights Campaigner.
Head of Midwifery at South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust.
Honorary President, Baby Lifeline. Midwife, Nurse and Healthcare Leader, Chair of the Independent Investigation into Maternity Services at Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust.
Chief Nurse for the NHS in South West London.
Honorary President, Baby Lifeline Training Clinical Director for Maternity Investigations, Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch.
Chief Executive, Royal College of Midwives.
Deputy Chief Midwifery Officer for England: Maternity Safety and Quality Improvement.
Our second annual conference brought together maternity professionals, system leaders, subject specialists, and patients and families. It presented the latest evidence on the safety of maternity care today, shared examples of positive improvement and best practice, and delegates heard from senior leaders about the next steps in the national maternity safety programme.
Key Topics
- Learning from Health and Social Care Committee Maternity Inquiry.
- The next steps towards achieving the national ambition in maternity
- Woman-centred care: promoting choice, personalisation, and parent engagement
- The Seven Features of Safe Maternity Care researched by THIS Institute.
- Reducing inequality and improving outcome.
- A global perspective of patient safety progress.
- The national picture of maternity safety – learning from key national organisations (including, the Care Quality Commission, Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch, NHS Resolution, and MBRRACE-UK)
- Learning from the Coronavirus pandemic
- Patient-driven change: improving informed consent
“A great day throughout, excellent education and learning opportunities.”