Change on the frontline: Are we learning from harm?

Sara is the Head of Research & Development at Baby Lifeline. She is the lead author of the Mind the Gap reports which investigate maternity training provision, prioritisation, and assessment in response to key themes in mortality and morbidity in the UK. She works with the charity’s Multi-Professional Advisory panel to develop and assess training interventions centred around these themes and improving care in maternity. Sara represents Baby Lifeline nationally; she is a member of the Maternity Transformation Programme Stakeholder Council, a member of NHS Resolution’s Maternity Voices Advisory Group, and part of the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) Patient and Public Involvement Network. She also recently gave oral evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee’s ‘Maternity safety in England inquiry’ hearing. Sara is also an Honorary Research Associate at the University of Hull, where she works with the Faculty of Health Sciences on the robust assessment of the impact of CPD training in maternity.