Introducing our new Head of Midwifery, Lois Mellor

We are pleased to introduce our new Head of Midwifery, Lois Mellor, who will join the leadership team within our Children’s and Families Division.

Passionate about providing excellent care for women and their families, Lois has an extensive background working in the NHS. Having acquired experience at numerous organisations throughout the country, she is sure to bring in many fresh ideas and improvements to our Midwifery service.

Lois is already settling in and is keen to ensure that midwives are at the forefront of providing excellent care at the Trust. Among her goals, Lois intends to make use of the maternity transformation programme and to implement ‘’better births’’, so that we can redesign the service we provide, ensuring the best experience local parents.

Speaking about her appointment, Lois said: ‘’I am very excited to join DBTH and look forward
to developing our midwifery provision. After all, we should always be striving to make proactive advancements and to make any necessary improvements, as this is fundamental to the care that we provide. To do this, I firmly believe that we should be actively involving women and listening to their feedback and suggestions, which is something that I will be leading in the coming months.”