Felipe Castro Cardona
National Head of Midwifery Workforce Nhse Dhsc @NHS England
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WORK HISTORY
National Head of Midwifery Workforce Nhse Dhsc @NHS England
Work with government and a wide range of stakeholders and partners to shape national workforce policy and delivery for maternity—bringing clinical, operational and analytics teams together to improve staffing models, governance and assurance.Produced pragmatic guidance, dashboards and checklists used by multiple trusts; supported board-level decision-making and external scrutiny.Partnered with national programmes (maternity & neonatal, safer staffing) to align standards, data and improvement work.
EDUCATION
Universidad de Sevilla
BSc (Hons), Nursing
Queen Mary University of London
MSc, Public Health and Health Economics
Anglia Ruskin University
Post-registration ENB 920, Principles of High Depencency Nursing Care
City St George’s, University of London
MSc Module, Advanced Physical Assessment of the Newborn and Infant
City St George’s, University of London
BSc (Hons), Midwifery
SKILLS
ABOUT FELIPE CASTRO CARDONA
Founder, health-tech investor and healthcare leader with 20+ years across nursing, midwifery and public health. I specialise in healthcare services strategy, leadership and management, with special depth in Women\'s and Children\'s health—turning clinical needs into safe, scalable operational improvements to deliver population-level impact at scale. Currently Head of Midwifery Workforce at NHS England, leading a hybrid national portfolio across workforce strategy, public health and digital transformation. I operate at the intersection of Government, regulators, Royal colleges, stakeholders and partners — co-developing and supporting national: policy and strategy, maternity vaccination programmes (RSV, Whooping cough, Flu), Maternity patient group directions (PGDs), digital child health strategy as well as workforce operating models that deliver measurable outcomes across complex, multi-stakeholder environments.Previously Consultant Midwife/Deputy Associate Director of Midwifery at the largest NHS Trust in the UK. I bring a pragmatic, data-informed approach (health economics; improvement science) and deep experience landing change in regulated, clinical teams.Special interests: Public health, Maternity and Neonatal services, Healthcare strategy and policy, Stakeholder engagement & working with teams collaboratively, Quality standards; AI in healthcare and Data-driven decision-makingGuiding values: kindness, integrity, curiosity, inclusion and continuous improvement.
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