Katrina Hall-Evans and Kelly Roberts, both Midwifery Support Workers at the Trust, received the prestigious Chief Midwifery Officer Award.
Katrina and Kelly were both nominated by their colleagues for their work to improve the infant feeding provision at DBTH for women who were having feeding difficulties. They worked with the infant feeding lead midwives to develop a dedicated infant feeding team. Thanks to this work, women who gave birth at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals are now more likely to breastfeed, have better education about the process and benefits of breastfeeding and have access to appropriate support through the Trust.
Lois Mellor, Director of Midwifery at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals said: “I’d like to congratulate Katrina and Kelly on their well deserved award win. Research shows that 8 out of 10 women in the UK give up breastfeeding before they want to due to pain or lack of support. Thanks to Katrina and Kelly’s dedication, we have seen this number improve at DBTH which shows great improvement for not only patient experience, but also for over child health in general. It’s certainly an achievement to be recognised and I couldn’t be prouder of the team.”
Karen Jessop, Chief Nurse at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals said: “I would like to extend proud congratulations to Katrina and Kelly on winning these accolades. They are truly are deserved and the nominations from their colleagues clearly demonstrate how much of a positive impact they all have on patient care and colleague development in maternity. On behalf of the board of directors here at DBTH, and on behalf of the communities who use services which are better for your input, thank you for all that you do.”
The Chief Midwifery officer award is to recognise the vital contribution of Maternity support workers in England and their exceptional support of nursing and midwifery practice.
The awards were presented on Thursday 24 November to mark Midwifery Support Worker Day which is a national celebration of all Maternity Support Workers.
