Winnie Lo

Unit Manager | Specialist Midwife

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About me
Strategic senior healthcare manager with a diverse background, passionate in driving changes and supporting systems, networks and clinicians to improve patient outcomes and experience.
Education
- St Mary's Hospital School of Nursing, London, UK
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  Registered Nurse General Nursing
- King's College London
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  M-level Independent non-medic prescribing
- Birkbeck, University of London
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  DipHE Counselling
- University of Westminster
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  Registered Midwife, DipHE
- Queen Mary University of London
  2003 - 2005
  MSc Public Health
- The Coaching Academy
  2021 - 2023
  Diploma Personal Performance Coaching
- UBC Sauder School of Business
  2020 - 2021
  Change Management, Associated Certificate Program
- London South Bank University
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  PGC masters Clinical Ultrasound
Experience
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  May 1998 - May 2005
  Unit Manager | Specialist Midwife
  Management of the Fetal Medicine and Maternity Day Assessment Unit. Improve and facilitate primary to secondary care referral, monitoring high risk pregnancies as day cases, to reduce hospital admission. Staff training including high risk midwifery, sonographers training and obstetrics and FM scans for obstetrics diploma. Supporting and conducting departmental research. Clinical duties include prenatal screening and diagnosis, assist in invasive procedures, running obstetrics scanning clinics for post dates and multiple pregnancies, FGR and RM, co-ordinate MDTs, offering bereavement support services. Show less
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  Jul 2005 - May 2009
  Clinical Nurse Specialist | Research Associate
  Operation of a national referral centre. Resource contact for Drs, HCP and patients in UK. Clinical consultation, diagnosis and treatment, one-stop emergency support and care, prescribing, medical research, conference presentation, publication, education and training
- Imperial College London
  Jun 2009 - Dec 2010
  Clinical Trial Coordinator
  Randomised Control Trial set up and management. Coordinate research projects.Conduct literature review, ethics submission, research protocol, consent and document development, recruitment, data and sample collection and management, adverse event reporting and management, progress reporting, communication and liaison with PIs and stakeholders, staff training and education.
- Corniche Hospital
  Jan 2011 - Apr 2014
  Senior Charge Midwife | Researcher
  Specialty service development and operation, change management, care quality improvement, medical research, Continuous medical education and training for doctors, HCPs and patients, Fetal medicine, prenatal diagnosis and screening.
- Danat Al Emarat Hospital for Woman & Children
  May 2014 - Jan 2016
  Nurse Manager
  Logistical Operation of Hospital services, commissioning of a new hospital and clinical services, hospital supervisory duty, Quality improvement, leadership, policy development, emergency preparedness, staff training & competencies, recruitment, performance review, medical equipment purchasing, procurement, patient education, health promotion, sales & marketing, meeting quota of booked and walk-in appointments.
- Experiential Creative Inc
  Apr 2016 - Nov 2018
  VP of Operations
  Start up - Operation Strategy Planning, Implementation & Development, Sales & Business collaboration, Policy making & Record management, Procurement, Health & Safety, Staff Recruitment & Training, Customer engagement and Market research.
- The University of British Columbia
  Feb 2019 - Feb 2021
  Research Community Engagement Coordinator
  Supported PI and team in conducting a national study in maternity care experience with a focus on disadvantaged populations through co-production. Convened a team of Community Stakeholder Committee (CSC), working closely with academics, clinicians, policy maker, NGOs to co-develop a survey to capture various experiences across different provinces and different under-represented population groups. Coordinate meetings and ensure study progression. Recruitment and support for 10 CSCs, 60 pilot testers and 22 regional recruitment coordinators. Coordinated peer and students on environment scan and community engagement. Led on translation of survey into 8 languages and integration to the Qualtrics platform and ethnic approval process in health authorities. Participated and contributed to other research activities. Show less
- North Bristol NHS Trust
  Mar 2021 - Dec 2021
  Matron, Obstetrics Ultrasound and Fetal Anomaly Screening Program Lead
- NHS England
  Feb 2022 - now
  - Programme Manager, Long Terms Conditions Programmes and Networks
    Apr 2025 - now
  - Transformation Project Manager & Patient and Public Engagement Lead in Cancer
    Feb 2023 - Mar 2025
  - Engagement Lead, National UEC Transformation
    Feb 2022 - Jan 2023
Licenses & Certifications
- Knowledge Translation Strategies in Public Health Implementation & Evaluation, Organizational Change, Evidence-Informed Decision Makin
  McMaster University | The National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools (NCCMT)
  Oct 2019
- TCPS 2 CORE + research involving Indigenous people
  Government of Canada
  Feb 2019
- LEAN Healthcare Certification
  Leading Edge Group
  Feb 2020
- Quality Improvement, Patient Safety, Faculty Development, Leadership, Patient Centred Care
  Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Open School - University of Minnesota Chapter
  Aug 2019
- Breastfeeding Essential ES01
  International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners® (IBLCE®)
  Jan 2014
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Experienced Provider (ACLS)
  American Heart Association
  Jan 2015
- Addiction Medicine Diploma
  British Columbia Centre on Substance Use
  Feb 2019
- Mental Health First Aid
  Mental Health First Aid Canada
  Nov 2018
- Grief and Bereavement Counselling
  University of Hertfordshire
  Jan 1998
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program
  American Heart Association
  Jan 2015
Volunteer Experience
- Co-chair, Community Steering Committee
  Issued by Legacy for Airway Health Initiative, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute on Oct 2019
  Associated with Winnie Lo
- Provincial Community Outreach
  Issued by BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit on Dec 2019
  Associated with Winnie Lo
- Patient Partner
  Issued by Patient Voices Network on Dec 2018
  Associated with Winnie Lo
- Chronic Condition Self Management Program Leader
  Issued by University of Victoria on May 2019
  Associated with Winnie Lo
- CEAN Community/ patient partner
  Issued by Vancouver Coastal Health on Sept 2019
  Associated with Winnie Lo