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Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent
Alma materUniversity of Surrey
OccupationChief Midwifery Officer
EmployerNHS

Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent OBE is England's first Chief Midwifery Officer and Professor of Midwifery at King's College London and London South Bank University.

Early life and career

Dunkley-Bent received her diploma in midwifery at the Royal College of Midwives.[1] She went on to complete her post-graduate teaching certificate at Surrey University before becoming a lecturer at Middlesex University.[1] Dunkley-Bent has worked as a nurse and midwife, as well as in several management positions. She was the head of maternity, children and young people.[2][3] She was part of the team that delivered princess Charlotte.[4][5] She is the midwifery advisor for the Tommy's Charity National Advisory Board.[6] In spring 2019 she was appointed the first Chief Midwifery Officer in the NHS, making her the most senior midwife in England.[2][7]

In 2015 Dunkley-Bent won the Health Services Journal BME Pioneers award and received an OBE in 2017. In the 2020 Powerlist, Dunkley-Bent was included as one of the 100 most influential people in the UK of African/African-Caribbean descent.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Stevans, Victoria (2017-02-21). "'I've never been let down by the isolation that comes with cutting against the grain'". Nursing Times. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  2. ^ a b Plan, NHS Long Term (2019-03-14). "First Chief Midwife appointed to drive world-class NHS care for new mums". NHS Long Term Plan. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  3. ^ "Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent OBE". www.nmc.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  4. ^ "Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent OBE – Windrush70". www.windrush70.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  5. ^ "Duchess of Cambridge has surprise encounter with midwife who helped deliver Princess Charlotte". ITV News. 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  6. ^ "NHS England » Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent". www.england.nhs.uk. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  7. ^ Turnbull, Alex (2019-03-15). "First chief midwifery officer appointed". Independent Nurse. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  8. ^ Mills, Kelly-Ann (2019-10-25). "Raheem Sterling joins Meghan and Stormzy in top 100 most influential black Brits". mirror. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
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