Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent

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.

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

Early life and career

Dunkley-Bent received her diploma in midwifery at the Royal College of Midwives, Her Masters degree at Middlesex University and her Doctorate at Kings College London.[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 Prince George and 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 and 2021 Powerlist, Dunkley-Bent was included as one of the 100 most influential people in the UK of African/African-Caribbean descent.[8][9] The International Confederation of Midwives appointed Dunkley-Bent as its first chief midwife in May 2023.[10]

References
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  3. "Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent OBE". www.nmc.org.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
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  5. "Duchess of Cambridge has surprise encounter with midwife who helped deliver Prince George and Princess Charlotte". ITV News. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  6. "NHS England » Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent". www.england.nhs.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
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  8. Mills, Kelly-Ann (25 October 2019). "Raheem Sterling joins Meghan and Stormzy in top 100 most influential black Brits". mirror. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  9. Lavender, Jane (17 November 2020). "Lewis Hamilton ends incredible year top of influential Black Powerlist 2021". mirror. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  10. "England's chief midwife to step down and take up global role as the first Chief Midwife for the International Confederation of Midwives | Nursing Times". 13 June 2023. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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