About Us

Initially trained as a dietitian I moved into commissioning following a relocation to the North west.

After 11 years in commissioning, including being Director of Service Transformation and then Director of Commissioning at Blackburn with Darwen PCT, my career took a change in direction in 2011 when I moved into operational management as Divisional Director of Operations, at East Lancashire Hospitals Trust, for the Family Care Division.

I spent 7 happy years at ELHT but am now thoroughly enjoying the opportunity  to lead the Women and Children’s Programme for Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System including the Better Births Programme and Children and Young People’s Transformation Programme – I am determined that by working together as a system we will make a real difference for families.

vanessa.wilson6@nhs.net
07432 514677

Sue is the Associate Director for Maternity and Newborn with Lancs and South Cumbria ICB, she has 36 years’ continuous service in the NHS.  Sue is a Midwife and a Nurse and has worked in various roles across the NW region; early in my career as a Midwife working on Neonatal Intensive Care Units and Community roles, following promotions, as a Sister, Matron, Lead Nurse, Unit Manager, Divisional Nurse Director for Child Health Services, Deputy Director of Nursing, Divisional Director of Operations and Head of Midwifery. Sue also covered the role of NW Regional Chief Midwife with NHSE for a 12 month period whilst the substantive post holder was on a career break.

Sue’s strengths include strong operational management and leadership experience, with excellent communication skills.  She is highly motivated, enthusiastic, flexible, dependable and discreet.  Sue works cohesively as part of a team and regularly prioritise work to meet deadlines; she values diversity and believes in a social inclusive model of care.

susan.stansfield3@nhs.net
07919 072431

I  have worked in service development and project and programme management for the NHS for over 15 years.

My experience has included working in all elements of Mental Health services, from community teams through to high secure services, drug and alcohol services, primary care vanguard site in Fylde and Wyre for the new models of care for primary care, and very happily for the last 4 years working across Lancashire and South Cumbria managing a complex programme of work in maternity to improve experience and outcomes for all women and families in Lancashire and South Cumbria.

I am so passionate about the work we are delivering and am grateful for the opportunity to work with talented and passionate professionals from all partners involved in this Alliance. 

I am a practising midwife with over 30 years clinical and senior leadership experience. My most recent roles were as deputy head of service and as a consultant midwife, both with a focus on governance, risk and service improvement, linked to the post Kirkup and Better Births recommendations. I was the one of three midwifery advisors involved in the development of the perinatal mortality review tool and an MBRRACE assessor.

In these roles I led and implemented several innovative schemes contributing to safety through collaboration including an NHSE commended Always Event to enable women to have a partner or supporter staying with them in hospital after birth and a programme for ambulance crews to work with midwives on labour ward.

Since joining the Better Births programme, I have led on the procurement and implementation of the BadgerNet maternity system. This piece of work, which brings all providers together by using a single version (identical) pregnancy record will help us here in Lancashire and South Cumbria to improve safety, quality and choice.

Whilst my background is youth work I have always felt strongly that working with the wider family unit was critical – through this role I had the privilege of setting up Award Winning services across the North of England for families which often required strong links with Mental Health, Criminal Justice and Safeguarding services.

As the Director of Communities at Lancashire Women I was provided with an increased opportunity to develop services which met the needs of women and their families one of which was Perinatal Mental Health working alongside some amazing colleagues with a shared passion for service development, innovation, collaboration and forward thinking.

I feel that my work previously within the voluntary sector provides me with a perspective of understanding regarding the challenges many women and their families face on a daily basis. As I embark on my current role I aim to encompass my learning, knowledge and experience from the last 30 years as I mobilise the Lancashire and South Cumbria Maternal Mental Health Service with an amazingly dedicated team which will support those who are impacted by loss, birth trauma and/or tokophobia as a result of their maternity, neonatal or perinatal journey .

tracy.marsden5@nhs.net