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Why History Matters: Strengthening Maternity And Neonatal Safety Through Reliable Access To Historical Data

  •  10 February 2026
     12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

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    •  10 February 2026
       12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

    Maternity and neonatal services across the NHS are under increased scrutiny. Recent national reviews, CQC findings and high-profile investigations have shown how difficult it can be for clinicians and governance teams to form a clear picture of events when information is fragmented or hard to access. A recurring challenge is bringing together historical information about the mother-baby dyad – particularly when data is spread across multiple legacy systems. 

    In many organisations, maternity and neonatal teams still work with separate digital systems that do not interoperate. These gaps slow clinical reviews, introduce risk during urgent decision-making, and make it harder for Trusts to respond quickly to SAR, FOI, incident, and litigation requests. Recent events in neonatal care have also highlighted the safety implications when concerns are not escalated effectively or when key historical information cannot be retrieved in time. 

    This webinar brings together digital and clinical perspectives to explore how NHS organisations can improve safety and assurance by strengthening access to historical maternity and neonatal information. Gayle Dellow, Lead Digital Midwife at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Chair of East of England Maternity and Neonatal Digital Network; and CEO of the Healthcare Innovation Consortium, Hadleigh Stollar, will join John McCann from BridgeHead Software to examine why these records are often disconnected, the impact this has on governance, and the practical steps organisations are taking to ensure reliable, compliant access to historical data while reducing reliance on outdated legacy systems. 

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    Our Speakers
    Gayle Dellow

    Gayle Dellow

    Lead Digital Midwife, Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Chair of East of England Maternity and Neonatal Digital Network, Chair of the Maternity and Neonatal Special Interest Group for the EPR Network

    Gayle Dellow is Lead Digital Midwife at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Chair of the EPR Network Maternity and Neonatal Special Interest Group (SIG) and Chair for the East of England Maternity and Neonatal Digital Network. Gayle began her career in IT, spending over 10 years in consultancy, data analysis, web design, software testing, installations, training, and telephone support. She was also among the first to graduate with an MSc in IT Service Management. Gayle later retrained, earning a BSc (Hons) in Midwifery (1st class) and has worked across all areas of maternity care, including continuity of care. She now leads digital transformation projects, aiming for 95% paperless maternity services and sharing knowledge and experience to support digital transformation across the NHS.

    Hadleigh Stollar

    Hadleigh Stollar

    Chief Executive, Healthcare Innovation Consortium

    Hadleigh has worked in the health sector for over two decades, helping shape the digital agenda and implement proven technology at scale to improve patient care. A qualified programme and project professional, he has worked across NHS and private health organisations: including NHS Digital, where he headed up the national interoperability programme; NICE, where he was a health technology assessor; and an array of other public and private sector organisations, including hospital and ambulance Trusts, commissioning organisations and more recently shared care record providers where he worked at Director Level. Hadleigh served as Non-Executive Director for Community Interest Company Nine for five years and was recognised for his contributions to the economy and society in 2020, a prestigious award supported by Astra Zeneca. Hadleigh is the founder of Healthcare Innovation Consortium and through this organisation, the UK’s first and only Electronic Patient Record (EPR) Network, a growing community of 19 EPR vendors and suppliers, driving collaboration and digital transformation across the sector. Hadleigh is driven by technology, partnership and wanting to improve patient care through service transformation. 

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    John McCann

    John McCann

    Vice President of Global Marketing, BridgeHead Software

    Working in tech marketing for over 30 years, and specifically in health tech for the last 15 years, John is passionate about the issues faced by healthcare providers and is convinced that technology, when specified and implemented correctly, can be a ‘game changer’ in the delivery of patient care. At BridgeHead Software, John and his team are working to disrupt the myopia around healthcare applications instead supporting the view that data (and not applications) is the strategic asset by which patient outcomes and experience can be improved. John caught the ‘technology bug’ after starting his career working for a marketing agency specialising in IT. Before joining BridgeHead Software, he held positions at Kerridge Commercial Systems, ADP Inc, Borland, and Micro Focus.

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