Helen Elliott-Mainwaring

This is my first teaching post as a lecturer in Midwifery, which I have been undertaking part-time while studying for my PhD full time at the University of Leicester. I have a healthcare career spanning over thirty-five years within the NHS. I have worked as a healthcare assistant, a ward clerk, an internal auditor, an adult nurse in Neuro-intensive care, Haematology, and Palliative care. For over twenty years I have worked as a Midwife (with a brief spell as an Interim Equality Lead). I am passionate about the delivery of safe, compassionate family-centred care, and am equally committed to improving the staff experience of delivering intelligent healthcare.

I was awarded a National PhD Fellowship in 2019 researching 'The role of visual management tools for the coordination of teams in healthcare' sponsored by The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute (THIS), which is directed by Professor Mary Dixon-Woods. THIS is supported by The Health Foundation.  I am  supervised jointly by Professor Nicola Mackintosh in Social Science Applied to Healthcare and Improvement research (SAPPHIRE), and Professor Nicola Bateman, Associate Dean  Internationalisation and Professor of Operations Management at the University of Leicester School of Business (ULSB). My PhD title is 'Visual Management Tools (VMTs) for escalation of care in Maternity Services #Whatdoesgoodlooklike?' I am researching the staff experience of asking for help in maternity services during transitions to digital ways of working through the visual management tools of early warning scores, sepsis tools and SBAR tools.

Pending

Elliott-Mainwaring, H, Phillips, C, Bowie, P (2023) Advancing Practice 4: The bigger picture of healthcare safety in maternity services. The Practicing Midwife (January ? Issue number).

Published

Elliott-Mainwaring, H, Phillips, C, Bowie, P (2023) Advancing Practice 3: Changing worldviews: How can a Systems Approach Support Midwifery and Maternity care? The Practicing Midwife (December Issue Vol 26 Issue 11 pp. 20-24).

Elliott-Mainwaring, H, Phillips, C, Bowie, P (2023) Advancing Practice 2: What are Human factors? The Practicing Midwife (October Issue Vol 26 Issue 09 pp.20-24).

Elliott-Mainwaring, H, Phillips, C, Bowie, P (2023) Advancing Practice 1: Exploring Patient Safety in Maternity and Midwifery Care. The Practicing Midwife. Advancing Practice Series. (July Issue Vol 26 Issue 07 pp19-23)

Elliott-Mainwaring, H; Bateman, N; Macintosh, N (2023) What is asking for help like for staff working in maternity services? Research abstract PP.0016. BJOG (British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology): Top Scoring Abstracts of the RCOG World Congress 2023 Special Issue – Quality Improvement. 13th June Vol 130 Issue 52 p.174

Elliott-Mainwaring, H (2022) A midwife’s exploration into how Power and Hierarchy influences both staff and patient safety. Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management 27(1) p9- 14 Accepted 01/06/2021 Published second occasion February 2022.

Elliott-Mainwaring, H et al (2021) Exploring the needs and lived experiences of women hospitalised during pregnancy in the United Kingdom: A qualitative diary study. The Practising Midwife (December 2021-Accepted 11/08/2021). December 24:11 :26-30. Oxfordshire.

Elliott-Mainwaring, H (2021) Exploring using NVivo software to facilitate inductive coding for thematic narrative synthesis. British Journal of Midwifery (BJM) (Accepted 28/05/2021) November; 29(11):1-6. P628-632

Elliott-Mainwaring, H (2021) A midwife’s exploration into how Power and Hierarchy influences both staff and patient safety. Volume 27, Issue 1. Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management Accepted 01/06/2021 Published Open Access 24/06/2021 and, The Patient Safety Learning Hub 30 July 2021

Elliott-Mainwaring, H (2021) I have found my tribe. The Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management. Accepted 11/06/2021 published Open Access 30/06/2021

Elliott-Mainwaring H. (2021) How do power and hierarchy influence staff safety in maternity services? British Journal of Midwifery (BJM). August; 29(8):1-10. P430- 439 (Accepted 30th March 2021)

Elliott-Mainwaring, H (2021) Women’s Needs in Maternity Services in a Pandemic. All4maternity Blog 02/02/2021

Elliott-Mainwaring, H (2020) Human factors review of a safety-critical system in a pandemic MIDIRS Midwifery Digest 30:4 p462-468.

Elliott-Mainwaring, H (2020) Can healthcare managers learn to lead? MIDIRS Midwifery Digest 30:3 p319-323

Elliott-Mainwaring, H (2020) Who is ultimately responsible and accountable for patient safety in maternity services? MIDIRS Midwifery Digest 30:2 p187-191

I currently teach on Clinical Skills; Leading the Self in Healthcare; Participating in Care-Midwifery Practice; Contributing to Care; Developing Care Partnerships; Promoting Safe and Effective Care; Emergencies in Midwifery; Social and Psychological Concepts of Public Health; Fundamentals of Evidence Based Practice. I also support Inter Professional Education and Patient Safety within the School of Medicine.

My areas of interest include Freedom to Speak Up, Employee Voices, Risk as Fluid, Palliative Care, Leadership, and Quality and Safety Improvement.

I am an active member of the following groups:- THIS Institute PhD Fellow since 2019 – current; SAPPHIRE Research Group (Social Science APPlied to Healthcare and Improvement Research) University of Leicester (2020);  AFHEA (Associate Fellow Higher Education Academy) (2021);  Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) - Registered Midwife (June 2001) with current registration ENB/NMC 93I0648E - since 1993 (Registered Adult Nurse -September 1996); Q Community; Unison member; Lean Six Sigma Practitioner (August 2021); Prince 2 Practitioner (March 2019); British Academy of Management (BAM); British Sociological Association (BSA); Academic Professional Midwifery Advocacy- National Group (PMA);  Patient Safety Managers Network;  National Maternity Safety Ockenden Network; ARM@DA project Network; @Research Midwives Facebook Co-Admin

Professional Funding

2014 MSc Health (Midwifery Studies) 2014 University of Northampton. Funded by Learning Beyond Registration -Health Education East Midlands. Value £1.5K.

2019 PhD Fellowship University of Leicester: The role of visual management tools for the coordination of teams in healthcare /MSc Quality and Safety in Healthcare University of Leicester. Funded by The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute (THIS). Value £150K.

Published

Elliott-Mainwaring, H; Bateman, N; Mackintosh, N (2023) What is asking for help really like for staff working in maternity services in England in the wake of the Ockenden Report? Poster Presentation. BabyLifeline Maternity Safety Conference 2023. (21/09/2023)

Elliott-Mainwaring, H; Bateman, N; Mackintosh, N (2023) Maternity staff experiences of asking for help using escalation visual management tools: the significance of colours and their meanings for supporting shared decision-making. British Sociologists Association (BSA) MedSoc Conference 2023, Brighton (14/09/2023)

Elliott-Mainwaring, H; Bateman, N; Mackintosh, N (2023) UK digital visual management: an analysis in healthcare research. British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference 2023, Brighton (01/09/2023)

Elliott-Mainwaring, H; Bateman, N; Mackintosh, N. (2023) “What is asking for help like for staff working in maternity services?” RCOG World Congress 2023 (Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists) Virtual ePoster PP.0016 and oral presentation (12/06/2023)

Elliott-Mainwaring, H; Bateman, N; Mackintosh, N (2023) The unintended consequences of digitalisation: changing workplace culture. Midlands Maternity and Midwifery Festival Changing “Workplace Culture Symposium” King Power Stadium, Leicester. 16/05/2023

Elliott-Mainwaring, H; Bateman, N; Mackintosh, N (2023) Maternity staff experiences of asking for help as escalation tools have been digitalised: #Whatdoesgoodlooklike? Monitoring May online festival. University Hospitals Leicester 10/05/2023

Elliott-Mainwaring, H; Bateman, N; Mackintosh, N (2023) “Maternity staff experiences of asking for help as escalation tools have been digitalised” (Face 2 face poster presentation and oral presentation) University of Leicester Doctoral College 2023 Conference 25/ 04/2023

Elliott-Mainwaring, H; Bateman, N; Mackintosh, N (2023) Maternity staff experiences of asking for help escalation tools have been digitalised poster and speaker presentations Doctoral College Conference 2023, University of Leicester 25/04/2023

Elliott-Mainwaring, H; Bateman, N; Mackintosh, N (2022) Visual Management Tools (VMTs) for escalation of care in Maternity Services #Whatdoesgoodlooklike? In a profession with recurring investigations into poor care: - How do Maternity staff experience the digitization of escalation? Poster Presentation. BabyLifeline Maternity Safety Conference 2022. (22/09/2022)

Elliott-Mainwaring, H (2022) Interdisciplinarity and Collaboration - How do Power & Hierarchy Influence Staff safety in Maternity Services? East Midlands Doctoral (EMDOC) PGR Conference hosted by the University of Lincoln (21/09/2022).

Elliott-Mainwaring, H; Bateman, N; Mackintosh, N (2022) Maternity staff experiences of ‘the gift of time to care’. British Sociological Association (BSA) Medical Sociology Conference 2022. (14-16/09/2022) Lancaster University

Elliott-Mainwaring, H (2022) How do power & hierarchy influence staff safety in maternity services? A narrative synthesis.

• Virtual International Day of the Midwife (VIDM) Conference 2022
• Virtual International Day of the Midwife (VIDM) Podcasts
• Virtual International Day of the Midwife (VIDM) Research Posters

Elliott-Mainwaring, H (2022) Visual Management Tools (VMTs) for escalation of care in Maternity Services #Whatdoesgoodlooklike? Midlands Maternity Festival 2022, Birmingham Edgbaston

Elliott-Mainwaring, H (2022) How do power and hierarchy influence staff safety in maternity services? British Journal of Midwifery Conference 2022 online access to recorded version

Elliott-Mainwaring, H (2022) Visual Management Tools (VMTs) for escalation of care in Maternity Services #Whatdoesgoodlooklike? The Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS) Research Festival 2022, East Midlands Conference Centre Nottingham University

I have Guest Lectured at the following institutions:-

• South Bank University 17/11/2020 Final year student nurses and midwives How do Power & Hierarchy Influence Staff Safety in Maternity Services
• University of Northampton Recurring Second year Patient Safety in Healthcare MSc students The A-Equip model
• University of Leicester Recurring MSc Quality & Safety in Healthcare The A-Equip Model
• University of Leicester Recurring MRES/MSc QSH/ PhD Intro to Nvivo
• Nominated for Images of Research - Autumn 2020
• Nominated for best Personal Tutor - Summer 2021
• Judging Panel Nursing Times Student Midwife of the Year 2021 London  20/09/2021 with Dr Sally Pezaro
• THIS Institute QQR Health Foundation Review presentation 14/10/2021 with Dr Alex Komashie
• MIDIRS Editorial Board member

Podcasts and recordings

Elliott-Mainwaring, H; Phillips, C; MacDonald, S (2022) Power, Hierarchy and Staff Safety in Maternity Services and Podcast.

Episode 7:13 Maternity & Midwifery Hours (Matflix) Narrowcast Media Group.

De Montfort University and University of Leicester (2022) International day of the Midwife 2022 celebration video.Published 05/05/2022

Elliott-Mainwaring, H (2022) How do power & hierarchy influence staff safety in maternity services? A narrative synthesis. Podcast and Poster. Virtual International Day of the Midwife (VIDM) Conference 2022. Accepted 11/04/2022

Elliott-Mainwaring, H (2021) Helen Elliott- Mainwaring & The role of visual management tools for the coordination of teams in healthcare. Thru the Pinard podcast 03/02/2021.

• Lean Six Sigma Practitioner Yellow and Green Belt 2021 The Knowledge Academy
• AFHEA (Associate Fellow Higher Education Academy) 2021
• MSc Quality and Safety in Healthcare Merit 2020 University of Leicester
• Prince 2 Foundation & Practitioner 2019 The Knowledge Academy
• Medway Super User 2016 Northampton General Hospital (NGH) 
• MSc Health 2014 Merit Northampton University
• Immediate Life Support (ILS) 2013 Northampton General Hospital (NGH)
• Band Six Development  2012 Northampton General Hospital (NGH)
• Neonatal Advanced Life Support (NALS) (re-certification) 2013 Northampton General Hospital (NGH)
• Mentorship and Work based Learning and Assessment in Health and Social Care 2010 Anglia Ruskin University, Peterborough
• BSc Hons Midwifery (BSc)(shortened course) 2:1 2001 Oxford Brookes University, Oxford
• Continuing Care of the Dying Patient and the Family. Studying with Open University (ENB 931) 1999 The Open University
• Diploma of Higher Education in Adult Nursing (Dip HN) 1996 Coventry University @ Worcester College of Higher Education
• Diploma of Higher Education In Infant Education (Art & Design) 1992 Rolle Colle, Exmouth, University of Plymouth