Expert Witness Profile
Fran Wicks

Somerset

Areas Covered: UK

Midwifery

Pregnancy

Termination

Neonatal

Serious Incidents

Fatalities

Bereavement

  • BSc (Hons) Midwifery UWE Bristol (2017)
  • BSc (Hons) Anthropology University of Kent (2013)
  • Newborn Life Support (NLS) Resuscitation UK (2024)
  • Maternity Leadership MOMUS Safety (2023)
  • PROMPT (Practical Obstetric Multi-Professional Training) Facilitator (2021-ongoing)
  • Midwifery lead for new national MEWS (Maternity Early Warning Score) (2022-ongoing)
  • Royal College of Midwives
  • Nursing & Midwifery Council
  • Currently employed as a Midwifery Sister at Royal United Hospital (RUH) Bath.
  • 7 years' experience as a Midwife at Royal United Hospital (RUH) Bath rotating between Antenatal, Intrapartum and postnatal care in various settings involving triage.
  • 3 years' experience as a Midwifery Manager (Band 7). Coordinating a busy delivery suite and being the most senior member of the team on shift. I am highly skilled and experienced in high-risk maternity care.
  • Teaching suturing, cannulation and obstetric emergency courses.
  • Investigating “DATIX” – an internal reporting system logging poor outcomes/errors and then attempting to negate future risks.
  • Involvement in writing policies and SOP’s.

Throughout my career I have gained understanding of the intricate balance between safety and productivity within highly dynamic areas of Midwifery services.

I am very passionate about service improvement; I am the Midwifery lead for national projects within my unit. My clinical role means I co-ordinate the unit, support more junior Midwives and care for birthing women requiring high dependency care, also involving bereavement care.

I am compassionate, hardworking, calm and skilled and pride myself on delivering safe, individualised and evidence-based care to women and their families.