Team NWAngliaFT's achievements

A maternity support worker at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded a prestigious accolade from the Chief Midwifery Officer, for her outstanding contribution to the Midwifery Education Team.  

Raynah Hinson, who works at Peterborough City Hospital, was one of the first trailblazing cohorts of maternity support workers who started back in 2009. In the years since, she has worked on the delivery suite, in the community, in triage and on the mixed antenatal and postnatal wards, supporting thousands of patients in that time.  

“Raynah’s passion for maternity care and the pride she takes in her role, is evident in everything she does,” says Gill Quinn, Lead Midwife for Education. “She was nominated by another of our staff members, Elliw Walsh, and is a huge support to her colleagues. Raynah always encourages and empowers others to give the best care to our patients. We are incredibly proud of her and she is highly deserving of this award.”  

Maternity support workers are at the heart of clinical settings and local communities and they make a real difference every day to the lives of patients they care for, as well as the the nursing and midwifery colleagues they support. This award recognises the vital role they play in a workforce.  

“ I come to work to do a job that I love,” says Raynah. “ It has been so heartwarming to receive this award. I thought when I received the email it was a mistake until a colleague confirmed it was actually for me. I am honoured to be valued by my colleagues but also to be a part of such a special time in any family’s lives.”