Patients & Visitors

Maternity

Meet our Safety Champions

Clinical Board Members
Jo Hodson Jo Hodson
Consultant Neonatal Nurse
joanne.hodson@nhs.net
Toni Lynch Toni Lynch
Chief Nurse
antonia.lynch4@nhs.net
Zita Martinez Zita Martinez
Director of Midwifery
zita.martinez@nhs.net
Ian Orpen Ian Orpen
Non-Executive Director
ian.orpen@nhs.net
Zoey Robinson Zoey Robinson
Consultant Obstetrician
zoey.robinson1@nhs.net

Board Members
Toni Lynch Toni Lynch
Chief Nurse
antonia.lynch4@nhs.net
Ian Orpen Ian Orpen
Non-Executive Director
ian.orpen@nhs.net
Clinical
Jo Hodson Jo Hodson
Consultant Neonatal Nurse
joanne.hodson@nhs.net
Zita Martinez Zita Martinez
Director of Midwifery
zita.martinez@nhs.net
Zoey Robinson Zoey Robinson
Consultant Obstetrician
zoey.robinson1@nhs.net

What is a Maternity and Neonatal Safety Champion?

In England, every maternity provider is expected to nominate key individuals - at least two on the front line, including an obstetrician and a midwife, who are jointly responsible for championing maternity and neonatal safety locally, and a board member. The champions on the front line have links with the board, the local maternity clinical network and the maternal and neonatal health safety collaborative in their region.

Maternity and Neonatal Reporting Structure

Flowchart showing the Maternity and Neonatal reporting structure

What is Governance?

Governance in healthcare is referred to as clinical governance, "a system through which NHS organisations are accountable for continuously improving the quality of their services and safeguarding high standards of care by creating an environment in which excellence in clinical care will flourish".

It involves monitoring systems and processes to provide assurance of patient safety and quality of care across the organisation.


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