Jane Denton Explained

Jane Denton,, (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]

Notes and References

1. https://archives.rcn.org.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Persons&id=DS%2FUK%2F25887 Profile
2. Web site: Royal College of Nursing . 2022 . RCN Fellowship Roll of Honour . 3 December 2022.
3. Web site: Jane Denton. One at a Time. 8 January 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20160812083101/http://www.oneatatime.org.uk/242.htm. 12 August 2016. dead.
4. Web site: Jane Denton. Royal College of Nursing. 8 January 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100823030251/http://www.rcn.org.uk/aboutus/gov/fellows/browse/denton. 23 August 2010. dead.
5. Web site: Tomlinson honoured with CBE. 15 June 2007. BBC. 8 January 2010.