Maternity services

We are an accredited Gold Baby Friendly Service

We are proud to be an accredited Gold Baby Friendly Service, recognising our high standards in encouraging and supporting new mums to bond with their babies and make the best personal choice in how to feed their newborn. For more about the benefits this brings, please visit
www.unicef.org.uk/BabyFriendly (opens in a new window).

The International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes

As a Baby Friendly unit, we adhere to the World Health Organization's (WHO) International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes (opens in a new window). The code states that there should be no display or distribution of any materials produced by the manufacturers of breast milk substitutes, bottles, teats or dummies in any part of the healthcare facility.

This requirement is intended to restrict the influence of commercial interests around infant feeding and so protect breastfeeding and bottle-feeding mothers from inaccurate or misleading information.

Virtual tours

Please watch the videos below for a virtual tour of our maternity departments at Epsom and St Helier.

Key staff

• Kathryn Hughes, Divisional Director for Women and Children’s Services
• Hazel Gleed, Deputy General Manager for Women and Children’s Services
• Mr Ramesh Ganapathy, Clinical Director for Obstetrics and Gyanecology
• Mr Haider Jan, Clinical Lead for Gynaecology
• Marion Louki, Director of Midwifery and Gynaecology Nursing (cross site)
• Miss Antoinette Johnson, Clinical Lead for Obstetrics
• Mr Mike Katesmark – Gynaecology Oncology Lead (Epsom)
• Mr Manish Maheshwari – Gynaecology Oncology Lead (St Helier)
• Dr Arun Kundu – Clinical Director for Paediatrics
• Dr Salim Yasin – Clinical Lead for Paediatrics (St Helier Hospital/QMHC)
• Dr Tim Marr/Dr Stephanie Kirk – Clinical Lead for Paediatrics (joint role, Epsom)
• Dr Aileen Alston – Quality Lead, Paediatrics (Trust-wide)
• Lorna Bramwells – Head of Nursing (Paediatrics and Neonatal)
• Louise Proffitt – Dept. HON for Neonates, Children and Young People
• Yasmin Ashrafi – Women’s health Service Manager
• Angie Molineaux – Assistant Service Manager for Women’s health
• Julia Sinclair – Paediatrics Service Manager
• Linda Mccallum – Assistant Serivce Manager for Paediatrics
• Wendy Millar, Quality Manager for Gynaecology
• Mary Shewell, Quality Manager for Paediatrics
• Margaret Mansfield – Lead Nurse for Safeguarding Children
• Carol Erzen, Directorate Coordinator
• Catherine Malins, Patient Experience - Paediatrics
• Mary Willocks, Inpatient and Antenatal Services - Epsom
• Margaret Flynn, Gynae Matron
• Louise Emmett, Consultant Midwife for Normality – Epsom based
• Julia Lidderdale, Consutant Midwife Public Health (cross site)
• Laura Rowe, Lead Midwife for Clinical Governance and Risk
• Emilie Lacquement, Lead Midwife for Inpatient Services (St Helier) (currently on maternity leave)
  • Covering for maternity leave (until summer 2019) - Suzanne Powroznyk
• Diane Weir, Maternity Transformation Lead
• Patience Ohikhena, Lead Midwife for Antenatal (St Helier) and Community (cross site) 
• Nicola Shepherd, Deputy Head of Midwifery (cross site, Epsom based)
• Michelle Knight, Lead for Normality (St Helier based)
• Sue Taylor, Infant Feeding Lead
• Infant Feeding Team (07975 232374 or email esth.infantfeedingteam2@nhs.net)
• Elizabeth Cullen, Named Midwife for Safeguarding
• Community Teams (Epsom): 
  Reception: 01372 736566
  Epsom and Ewell:  01372 6406/6410
  Banstead and Cobham: 01372 5140/6721
• Community Teams (St Helier) 0208 2962990
• Home Birth Team:
  Maria Mill Shaw Home Birth Lead Midwife 07975232101
  Pippa Davies 07828224703 
  Nina Johnson 07975232106
  Jill Pidler 07975232102
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