Great to see Rachel Carter 💜's contribution to maternity and women's health services recognised in the King's Birthday Honours this weekend. Huge congratulations Rachel, this is very much deserved and I look forward to our continued work together! assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66698798…

This week we recognised the success of midwives leading transformation of the NHS at the Digital Maternity Leadership Celebration These game changers are creating a culture utilising clinical expertise to change the way we work, making us all #StrongerTogether #teamCNO

Congratulations to our Director of Midwifery and Women’s Health, Dr Anne-Marie Henshaw, on receiving NHS England’s Chief Midwifery Officer ‘Gold’ Award for her exceptional contributions to midwifery! 🌟 Read more: midyorks.nhs.uk/news

We’ve commissioned MFT NHS to review the screening of jaundice in Black, Asian and ethnic minority babies. They will be collaborating with a range of leading healthcare professionals, researchers, policy makers and experts by experience. Further info: nhsrho.org/news/mft-selec…

Huge congratulations to Julie, and thank you to Sands - baby loss charity 💙🧡 – compassionate and high-quality bereavement care is vital for all women and their families at their most difficult times.

Huge congratulations to Alison Rea, our fantastic senior bereavement midwife, who has been awarded the prestigious Chief Midwifery Officer Silver Award. Alison receives the award for her work in leading the development of Woodland House, our pioneering bereavement centre. 1/2

Congratulations Ngozi on your much-deserved award and to Marsha Jones and Mary Turay-Olusile for midwifery leadership awards, Tipswalo Day for obstetrician and gynaecologist of the year and Jenise Jarvis for midwife of the year. Thank you for your work on maternity and neonatal services.

Racist and Islamophobic riots have had a deep impact on many staff and service users within maternity and neonatal services. We must do our bit to listen, challenge and act to root out discrimination. A message from Ngozi Edi-Osagie, Donald Peebles and me. createsend.com/t/d-71D9D3B388…