Jane Denton, CBE, FRCN, (born 30 June 1953)[1] is a United Kingdom nurse and midwife notable for her contributions to fertility nursing and genetics. She was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing in 2006.[2]

Early life

She attended the Nottingham Bluecoat Grammar School (now the Nottingham Bluecoat Academy).

Career

She was a contributor to the development of the UK's first IVF programme. She served as nursing director of the Hallam Medical Centre, and was a founder member of the RCN Fertility Nurse Group that lobbied for the development of the current Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) Act.[3]

In 1992 she was named the first nurse appointed to the HFEA, which regulates and inspects all UK clinics providing IVF, donor insemination or the storage of eggs, sperm or embryos.[4]

In her current role as Director of the Multiple Births Foundation, she has contributed to significant change in public and professional perception and attitudes towards multiple births.

Honours

She was appointed a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List in June 2007 for services to health care.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Profile, rcn.org.uk. Accessed 2 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Royal College of Nursing (2022). "RCN Fellowship Roll of Honour". Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Jane Denton". One at a Time. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  4. ↑ "Jane Denton". Royal College of Nursing. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  5. ↑ "Tomlinson honoured with CBE". BBC. 15 June 2007. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
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