A Bolton midwife has been presented with a coveted national award for their significant and outstanding contribution in their everyday work.
Waheeda Abbas, a specialist liaison midwife at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and lead midwife at North West Genomic Medicine Service Alliance, won the Silver Chief Midwifery Officer Award.
Waheeda was nominated for developing a midwifery network across the North West to share the value of genomics across their wider workforce communities.
Genomics is the study of the genes in our DNA, and Waheeda’s remit has been to educate midwives across the North West about using genomics and its benefits in current medicine.
Waheeda has also focused a lot of her time working with Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, who can typically be underserved by healthcare services.
Waheeda, who is also lead midwife at North West Genomic Medicine Service Alliance, said: “I could never have imagined achieving this and I was honoured to receive the Silver Chief Midwifery Officer Award.
“I love being a midwife and I am so passionate about improving outcomes for our pregnant people and their families.”
Local Maternity and Neonatal System
All of our local maternity services, including Bolton, are part of the Greater Manchester and Eastern Cheshire Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS for short). The LMNS is a partnership of people involved in maternity and neonatal services, working together to improve services, make them safer, more personal, and kinder to people who use them.
