Striving for Excellence in Maternity Care in Hull - a Focus on Asylum Seeking & Refugee Women

Tuesday 24th November 2014 University of Hull, 9.30- 4.30

9.00 / Registration and Networking Activity
9.30 / Welcome and housekeeping / Olanma Ogbuehi, Midwifery Lecturer, University of Hull
9.40 / City of Sanctuary and the maternity stream and Understanding women’s needs and experiences; The ‘Global Context’ model. / Rose McCarthy, City of Sanctuary & Dr Mel Cooper Director of Postgraduate Research/ Midwifery Lecturer, University of Bradford
10.10 / Volunteer speaker(s)
10.20 / Video extract 1
10.25 / FGM (clinic?) /Family Planning/Contraception / Tonye Wokoma, Consultant for Sexual Health at Conifer House
10.55 / break
11.10 / Current support available in Hull for
asylum seekers and refugees / Jayne Mercer, Refugee Services Co-ordinator, Red Cross & Vice Chair, Hull City of Sanctuary.
11.30 / Volunteer speaker
11.40 / Entitlements to healthcare/destitution/ charging/OV1 / Lorna Gledhill, Regional Asylum Activism Co-ordinator for Yorkshire & Humberside, Regional Asylum Activism Project
12.10 / Questions to speakers – Rose, Mel, Tonye, Jayne, Lorna and our volunteer speakers.
12.30 / Lunch
1.30 / Video extract 2
1.35 / Mental health needs of pregnant asylum seeking and refugee woman, support and local services / Gill Martin
2.05 / Volunteer speaker
2.15 / Working with Interpreters / Laura Wilson, Resettlement Project Worker, Refugee Council
2.35 / break
2.50 / Provision for NRPF women in Hull, domestic violence, Honour Based Violence/forced marriage / Vicki Paddison
3.20 / Volunteer speaker
3.30 / Video extract 3
3.35 / The Doula service / Janet, Doulas
3.55 / Questions to speakers – Gill, Laura, Vicki, Janet and our volunteer speakers
4.15 / Thank you, reflections and evaluations / Emily Wood, Chair, City of Sanctuary Maternity Stream

Please note, lunch is not provided, please feel free to eat your own lunch in the room and use the time to network. Or use one of the many University outlets.

Special Interest Group meeting following on from the conference on day and time

This Study day has been brought to you only with the kind sponsorship of The Ferens Education Trust and the Hull Clinical Commissioning Group.