Donna Ockenden

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Donna Ockenden is a British midwife, businesswoman and community activist. As a senior midwife, she was commissioned in 2016 by the UK Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, to chair an independent review into maternity services at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. Interim findings of the were reported in December 2020.[1]

In February 2021 Donna Ockenden has been named as a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce.

The fellowship is awarded by the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), and is limited to individuals determined to have made outstanding achievements to social progress and development.

The accolade has been awarded to Donna Ockenden for her work which has touched the lives of many throughout her career. Her work has been a catalyst for change to improve the quality of care for a broad section of people who use healthcare services across the UK.

Donna Ockenden has been appointed as honorary president of Baby Lifeline, the mother and baby charity funded 39 years ago by Judy Ledger following the personal tragedy of losing three premature babies. [2]

Life[]

In 1985, aged 18, Ockenden found herself homeless in Bristol, with responsibility for her four younger siblings, aged four to sixteen.[3]

From 2013 to 2017 Ockenden was clinical director of midwifery at the London Strategic Clinical Network at NHS England.[4] In 2015 the Nursing and Midwifery Council also appointed her as a Senior Midwifery Adviser to the Chief Executive.[5]

Ockenden lives in Chichester. In January 2017 she and her daughters founded The Four Streets Project, a charity to support Chichester's homeless population. She also started the Community Coat Rack, which gives free coats to those in need in the winter. Chichester District Council gave Ockenden a civic award in February 2019.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Matthew Weaver, Maternity scandal report calls for urgent changes in England's hospitals, The Guardian, 10 December 2020. Accessed 12 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Shrewsbury maternity inquiry chair joins Baby Lifeline charity". The Independent. 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  3. ^ a b Amazing volunteers and businesses working together to help homeless, Chichester Post, 21 June 2019.
  4. ^ Chair of the Review. Accessed 11 December 2020.
  5. ^ NMC welcomes Donna Ockenden as Senior Midwifery Advisor, Nursery and Midwifery Council, 28 August 2015. Accessed 11 December 2020.

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