Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent

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

Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent OBE was 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, Her Masters degree at Middlesex University and her Doctorate at King's 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] In May 2023, she was succeeded as England's Chief Midwifery Officer by Kate Brintworth. [11]

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