Jane Denton

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 named a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing in 2006.

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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Honours

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

References
  1. "Birthdays". The Guardian. Guardian Media. 30 June 2014. p. 33.
  2. "Jane Denton". One at a Time. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  3. "Jane Denton". Royal College of Nursing. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  4. Moreton, Cole (2007-07-01). "Jane Denton: This nurse would rather my family didn't exist..." The Independent. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  5. "Tomlinson honoured with CBE". BBC. 2007-06-15. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
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