Helen has worked in healthcare for over 35 years in a variety of professional roles from care assistant and ward clerk to internal auditor. She is a former adult nurse who specialised in palliative care, and has been a registered midwife for the past 24 years. She has two MScs in healthcare quality improvement and is a Prince 2 Practitioner, complimented with Lean Six Sigma Green Belt methodology.

She is currently finalising her PhD thesis researching maternity staff experiences of asking for help as escalation tools have transitioned to digital ways of working. To date she is the only midwife to have been sponsored by the The healthcare Improvement Studies Institute.