CCCU brings together experts and community partners at regional Midwifery Summit

The event brought together external stakeholders to explore and support the development of a new, high quality Midwifery programme at CCCU to help meet regional workforce needs.

The summit focused on exploring the means through which co-production and collaboration can develop the midwives of the future, equipped with all the skills to provide exceptional care to the families of Kent and Medway. The co-production conversations took place between CCCU academics, colleagues from across the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB), NHS England, experts by experience, CCCU’s alumni, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), and the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

Professor Jane Perry, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Social Care led the opening remarks.

“Our event brought together expertise from a range of academic staff, partners, alumni, and experts by experience to co-create a new Midwifery curriculum, with a renewed set of values that align to the Safe Learning Environment Charter (SLEC) supporting the highest quality of care for maternity services. 

“Inspired by our keynote speaker Kaye Wilson, the Regional Chief Midwife –Southeast NHS England, the event showcased co-production at its best and I cannot thank our Head of School, the midwifery team and the local community enough for their incredible support through this important and reflective journey.”

Becky Fox-Collins, Director for Maternity, Neonatal and Women’s Health Services at NHS Kent and Medway, co-chaired the summit and spoke on the significance of the event.

“It was a privilege to be able to co-chair the CCCU Midwifery Summit, which represented a significant step forward in the process of re-establishing a midwifery training programme in Kent and Medway,” she said.

“What made the event so exciting was the commitment shown in the room across a wide range of stakeholders to coproduce a midwifery programme that aims to produce a future generation of midwives that can invigorate our maternity services and ensure that they are safe, personalised and equitable.”

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