Dr Louise Bramble is a GP Partner at Chaddesley Corbett Surgery in Kidderminster, and the Clinical Lead for NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). Previously, she was the Interim Chair of NHS Wyre Forest CCG before it merged with the other three CCGs in Herefordshire and Worcestershire on 1 April 2020.

Having undertaken her GP training in Worcestershire, Louise also lives in Worcestersire with her husband Dr Neill Bramble and their two young children.

Hayley joined Herefordshire and Worcestershire LMNS as Director in January 2023. Hayley’s background is as a Public Health Consultant and prior to starting her position at the LMNS she worked for Worcestershire County Council leading the Public Health Portfolio for maternal and child health.

Hayley has always had a passion for improving the health of children and families.  After reading the second Ockenden review she felt compelled to be part of the change that ensured that our families experience the best possible maternity and neonatal care and saw this role as an opportunity to put her passion into action and make a real difference at a local level.

Dr Rachel Duckett is a Consultant Obstetrician at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. She has previously been Divisional Medical Director for Women and Children’s Services and Clinical Director for Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Her special interests are Fetal Medicine, Antenatal and Intrapartum care. She loves her job and feels privileged to provide high quality care for the mothers and babies of Worcestershire since 2007. In her role with the LMNS she is looking forward to utilising her clinical and governance skills across Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

She lives in Worcestershire with her husband and two school-age children. Having previously been an international fencer she now enjoys sport through her children!

Zoe has been a Midwife in Worcestershire for 10 years working in all areas within the unit at Worcestershire Royal Hospital.

Five years ago she became the lead for the Intrapartum Clinical system and in November 2020 was the lead midwife for the implementation project for BadgerNet – the end to end electronic patient record for Maternity in Worcestershire.

Zoe is the Lead Midwife for the LMNS and has a passion for quality improvement and using accurate data collection to inform safe practice and improve patient experience.

She is a mother to three boys and loves a good football match!

Fiona has been a qualified Nurse for 33 years and a Neonatal nurse for 23 years. After initially qualifying as a Nurse she left to study for a Degree in Social Policy at York University. Fiona started working within the Neonatal area of Nursing following the birth of her third child. She has always enjoyed caring for people within the Intensive Care environment and have loved the challenges of caring for Neonates within a constantly changing environment. She loves the sense of satisfaction of seeing a family’s journey from an often-traumatic start through to a successful discharge home.

Barbra’s professional background is as a registered nurse and she has over 35 years’ experience in the NHS. Barbra commenced her first role in clinical governance in 2000, gaining experience in audit, patient engagement and incident management. Following this she undertook a Master’s Degree in Healthcare Risk Management at Loughborough University.

Barbra joined the LMNS in June 2020; her most recent roles include Quality Governance Manager within Women & Children’s Services and managing a patient safety team, both within acute trust settings. Barbra is eager to drive improvements within maternity and neonatal services for families across the two counties.