Dr Tina Harris

Tina Harris is an Associate Professor within the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences and a registered midwife with an NMC recognised teaching qualification.  She is also seconded to the role of Senior Clinical Lead (Midwifery) for the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit at the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Tina completed her nursing and midwifery training in the early eighties and then worked in hospital and community posts as a midwife. She completed an Advanced Diploma in Midwifery in 1986 and, following a three year period working in parent education in the USA, completed her honours degree in education in 1993. At this time she moved into an academic post as a midwifery lecturer.

In 2005 Tina successfully defended her PhD thesis, a grounded theory study which explored practice variation and decision making in third stage care among midwives. Her academic interests are now focused on research, leadership, and supporting PhD students.

Tina’s research interests focus on practice variation, working with large national datasets relevant to maternity care processes and outcomes and driving quality improvement through the production of audit and research publications relevant to the care of women and babies.

Centre for Reproduction Research

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• Midwifery practice
• Midwifery education
• Decision making in clinical care
• Practice variation
• Care of childbearing women from ethnic minority and migrant backgrounds
• Parent education
• Obesity.
• Waterbirth
• Inequalities in maternity care processes and outcomes
• Birth without intervention
• Grounded theory
• Qualitative methodologies

• NURS3001 Dissertation Module
• REST7016 Introduction to the Faculty of health and Life Sciences for postgraduate research students.
• Supervision of undergraduate students completing their dissertations
• Supervision of postgraduate students completing their dissertations
• Supervision of MPhil and PhD students
• Undergraduate and post graduate teaching in midwifery.

PhD, RN, RM, ADM Recordable Teaching Qualification

BSc Hons Education Studies (Midwifery) 1st Class

• BSc Hons Midwifery
• BSc Hons Midwifery (shortened)
• MSc Midwifery Practice

• Member of validation panel as external reviewer for Masters in Midwifery programme at Liverpool John Moores University 2004
• External advisor on research project at Liverpool John Moores University with Irene Walton: A study of the decision making processes of the midwife in the care of low risk women in labour 2005-2007
• Member of the LME Strategic Reference Group at the NMC 2006-2015
• Member of panel for revalidation of curriculum at University of Manchester on 2 occasions as external reviewer 2008/2009
• Participant in NMC consultation on changes to the constitution rules 2008
• External examiner University of Bedfordshire 2007-2009
• External examiner University of Bournemouth 2009-2013
• External advisor for periodic review at University of Manchester 2009
• External Specialist advisor for revalidation of graduate degree and postgraduate diploma in midwifery. University of Hull 2009
• Leader for Initial and Higher Education Group of the Education Standing Committee for the International Confederation of Midwives 2009-2015
• Member of Leading Midwifery Services Programme Advisory Panel NHS East Midlands Strategic Health Authority 2010
• Expert Advisor to the NHS Evidence (NICE) specialist collection on ethnicity and health 2011-2014
• Member of ICM Midwifery Research Advisory Network 2003 to date
• Member of ICM Midwifery Education Advisory Network 2008 to 2017
• Member of ICM Education Standing Committee 2011 - 2017
• Specialist member of validation panel for revalidation of curricular Edgehill 11/3/11
• Specialist member of validation panel for revalidation of midwifery curriculum Liverpool John Moores University 30/6/11
• Member of Leicester University Board of Studies 2013
• CQC Clinical Specialist Advisor 2014-2017
• Registrant member of the Midwifery Committee, Nursing and Midwifery Council 2014- 2017
• External examiner Trinity College, Dublin (pre-registration midwifery programme) 2014 to 2019
• National Maternity and Perinatal Audit Programme Senior Clinical Lead (Midwifery) 2016 – date

• CMB/UKCC/NMC 1982 to date
• RCM 1982 to date
• NATFE which became UCE 1996 to date
• ILT which became HEA 2000 to date
• ICM Midwifery Research Advisory Network 2003 to date
• ICM Midwifery Education Advisory Network 2008 to 2017
• ICM Education Standing Committee 2008-2017
• Member of the LME strategic reference group NMC 2006-2015
• Registrant member of the Midwifery committee NMC

• Registered Midwife – Nursing and Midwifery Council 1982-date 
• Advanced Diploma in Midwifery Birmingham Maternity Hospital (ADM) 1986
• Registered Midwife with a recordable Teaching Qualification, 1993 - Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Certificate in Research Supervision De Montfort University, Leicester June 2003

• Harris T (2000) Oral presentation “Midwifery Practice in the third stage of labour” Midwives Marking the Millennium: the diversity of Practice. Two day International Conference 8-9 June, Highcliffe Hotel, Bournemouth.
• Crompton A and Harris T (2000) Oral presentation “Defining and understanding birth to skin-to-skin” Are Midwives losing the art of keeping birth normal? Conference 27 November Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, Derbyshire.
• Harris T (2001) Oral presentation “The use of an egalitarian paradigm in a qualitative research project entitled Midwifery Practice in the Third Stage of Labour” 2nd International Qualitative Evidence-Based Practice Conference 14-16 May 2001 Coventry.
• Harris T (2002) Lecture "Midwifery practice in the third stage of labour" International Confederation of Midwives 26th triennial Congress April 14-18 2002 Vienna Austria Centre, Vienna.
• Harris T (2002) Oral presentation "The use of qualitative research to inform midwifery practice" International Confederation of Midwives 26th triennial Congress April 14-18 2002 Vienna Austria Centre, Vienna.
• Harris T (2002) Poster presentation."Normality for the third stage of labour" International Confederation of Midwives 26th triennial Congress April 14-18 2002 Vienna Austria Centre, Vienna.
• Harris T (2002) Oral presentation “Deciding what we mean by active and expectant management of the third stage of labour” 1st Normality in Midwifery Conference. 29th October 2002 University of Central Lancashire, Preston .
• Harris T (2002) Oral presentation. “The use of qualitative research to inform midwifery practice on the third stage of labour”. 3rd Annual International Research Conference: Transforming healthcare through research, education and technology 13-15 November 2002. University of Dublin Trinity College, Dublin
• Harris T (2002) Oral presentation. “Practice variation among midwives during the third stage of labour”. 3rd Annual International Research Conference: Transforming healthcare through research, education and technology 13-15 November 2002. University of Dublin Trinity College, Dublin.
• Harris T (2002) Poster presentation. “Normality for the third stage of labour: a critique of active management in women at low risk”. 3rd Annual International Research Conference: Transforming healthcare through research, education and technology 13-15 November 2002. University of Dublin Trinity College, Dublin.
• Harris T (2006) Poster presentation “Midwives decision making in third stage care” RCM annual conference 9-12 May 2006 Riviera International Conference Centre, Torquay.
• Harris T (2006) Oral presentation “An explanation for third stage practice variation: the theory of contingent decision making Normal Labour and Birth: 3rd Research Conference 7-9 June 2006Grange Hotel, Grange-over-Sands.
• Harris T (2006) Oral presentation in concurrent session “Midwifery practice in the third stage of labour”. 6th European Qualitative Research Conference in Health and Social Care 4-6 September 2006 : Bournemouth University, Bournemouth .
• Harris T (2006) Oral presentation in maternity care stream “Models of care among midwives and their influence on the management of the third stage of labour: results from a grounded theory study”. 7th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference: transforming healthcare through research, education and technology. 8-10 November 2006.
• Doughty R, Harris T and McLean M (2006) Oral presentation at concurrent workshop “Tripartite Assessment of Learners during Practice Placements in Midwifery Pre-Registration Programmes”. UVAC Annual Conference. 30/11/06-1/12/06. Royal York Hotel, York.
• Harris T ( 2008) Third stage practice variation-midwives individualising care? ARM Annual conference. Mencap: Sheffield. Keynote speaker.
• Muxlow A, Harris T (2008) Aspects of organisational culture which enable midwifery practice. ICM 28th Triennial Congress: Midwifery: A worldwide commitment to women and the newborn. 1-5 June 2008: Glasgow SEEC Oral presentation within concurrent session.
• Harris T, Doughty R, Addo A, Mee K (2008) The return of the midwifery viva: an innovation to assess fitness for practice. ICM 28th Triennial Congress: Midwifery: A worldwide commitment to women and the newborn. 1-5 June 2008: Glasgow SEEC Oral presentation within concurrent session.
• Harris T and Garratt R (2008) Grading of practice at De Montfort University. LME workshop on grading clinical practice. Invited speaker. City University, London. 30 September 2008.
• Bawadi H, Culley L, Harris T (2008) Migrant Arab Muslim women’s experience of childbirth in the UK. Concurrent paper 11th Annual conference. Making midwives and women’s health matter. 2 October 2008. Liverpool Women’s Hospital.

• Harris T, Nyombi S, Doughty R, Norrie P (2012) An evaluation of student midwife knowledge of breast feeding following involvement in a student led activity in the community. NICER Conference Nottingham 7/8 September 2012 University of Nottingham

• Harris T (2012) The quest for graduate education has led to the demise of the midwifery profession and the loss of the essence of being with woman”. RCM Debate Invited speaker. 30^th April 2012 National Liberal Club London – presented opposing the motion.

• Harris T, Doughty R, Norrie P, and Nyombi S (2012) Student midwives making a difference in the local community supporting breast feeding; a De Montfort University Square Mile project. Invited speaker. RCM Annual Conference 13^th-14^th November 2012 Brighton.

• Harris T, Anthony D, Doughty R and Fowler J (2012) Two’s company. Three’s a crowd? The assessment of practice in midwifery. Invited Speaker. RCM Annual Conference 13^th-14^th November 2012 Brighton.

• S. Nyombi, T. Harris, R. Doughty.  (2014) Service learning with student midwives: giving something back. The breast feeding baby on the go square mile project at DMU. ICM 30^th Triennial Congress 1-5^th June 2014. Prague. Concurrent paper

• G. Mulheron and T. Harris. (2014). A grounded theory study of midwives experiences of supporting women to have a lotus birth.  ICM 30^th Triennial Congress 1-5^th June 2014. Prague. Concurrent paper

• Harris, T., (2017) A typology for categorising management of the third stage of labour. Accepted abstract for oral presentation. ICM 31^st Triennial Congress 18-22^nd June 2017 Toronto, Canada. Dora identifier:http://hdl.handle.net/2086/16884

• Forrester, M., and Harris, T., (2018) National Maternity and Peinatal Audit. RCM Annual Conference. Manchester Central 4-5 October 2018

• Jardine., J, Aughey, A., Blotlkamp. A., Knight, H., Hawdon, J., NMPA Project Team Pasupathy, D., (2019) Epidemiology of preterm birth in England. Eposter. RCOG World Congress. 17-19^th June 2019. ExCel, London.

• Aughey, H., Jardine, J., Blotkamp A., Pasupathy, D., Harris T., NMPA Project Team,  Giving birth in water in England; a National retrospective cohort study of factors associated with its use in 50,482 women. Eposter. RCOG World Congress. 17-19^th June 2019. ExCel, London. https://rcog2019-rcog.ipostersessions.com/default.aspx?s=8A-F7-8A-16-B3-B0-94-93-81-FA-22-66-29-40-B8-38&guestview=true     https://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/19270

• Harris, T., (2019) There is substantial variation in maternity care processes and outcomes among maternity care providers. What can midwives do with the evidence from the 2016/17 clinical report from the NMPA. International Maternity Expo. 12-13^thNovember 2019. London, Millenium Gloucester Hotel. https://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/19491

• Aughey, H., Jardine, Jen., Blotkamp, A., Harris T., (Presenter) NMPA Project Team (2020) Waterbirth: characteristics and outcomes in low risk women and babies: a retrospective population cohort study in England 2015/16.  Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference 2020 (THEconf2020). Integrated Healthcare: Developing Person-centred Health Systems. March 4-5^th 2020 Dublin, Ireland. Accepted as an oral presentation. https://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/19271

Harris, T (2015) Grounded Theory. Nursing Standard. 29(35) 37-43. 29^th April.

Harris T and Blotkamp A (2016) “Noting midwives’ notes”. Midwives. 19(4);Winter. 48-49 Project identification code: HQIPNCA170 FIND: ISSN 1479-2915 Dora Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/2086/16913

Harris T and Blotkamp A (2017) “Evaluating the care we provide: the role of the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit.” Midwifery Matters. Issue 152: 8-9. Spring. ISSN 0961-1479 Dora identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/2086/16878

Harris T (2017) “Care in the third stage of labour”. in Mayes’ Midwifery: a textbook for midwives 15^th edition.  Chapter 39: 646-663. London: Elsevier. ISBN 0702062111, 9780702062117 Dora Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/2086/16877

Blotkamp, A, Cromwell, D, Dumbrill, B, Gurol-Urganci I, Harris T, Hawdon J, Jardine, J, Knight H, MacDougal L, Moitt N, Pasupathy D, van der Meulen J on behalf of the NMPA Project Team (2017) National Maternity and Perinatal Audit: Organisational Report 2017. RCOG, London. Project Identification Code: HQIPNCA170. Dora Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/2086/16876

Blotkamp A and Harris T (2017) “The maternity map”. Midwives. (Autumn) 20(3), 50-53 ISSN 1479-2915 Dora identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/2086/16880

Blotkamp A and Harris T (2017) “Making comparisons”. Midwives (winter) 20(4), 48-51 Dora identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/2086/16883

Blotkamp, A, Cromwell, D, Dumbrill, B, Gurol-Urganci I, Harris T, Hawdon J, Jardine, J, Knight H, MacDougal L, Moitt N, Pasupathy D, van der Meulen J on behalf of the NMPA Project Team (2017) National Maternity and Perinatal Audit: Clinical Report 2017. RCOG, London. Project Identification Code: HQIPNCA170 

Blotkamp, A, Cromwell, D, Dumbrill, B, Gurol-Urganci I, Harris T, Hawdon J, Jardine, J,Knight H, MacDougal L, Moitt N, Pasupathy D, van der Meulen J on behalf of the NMPA  Project Team. National Maternity and Perinatal Audit: Clinical Report –revised version 2017. RCOG London, 2018  Project Identification Code: HQIP : HQIPNCA170 Dora Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/2086/16874

Jardine, J, NMPA Project Team (Aughey, H., Blotkamp, A., Carroll, F., Cromwell, D., Gurol-Urganci, I., Harris, T., Hawdon, Jane., Knight, H., Mamza, L., Moitt, N., Pasupathy, D., van der Meulen, J., (2019) Maternity admissions to intensive care in England, Wales and Scotland in 2015/16: A report from the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit. London : RCOG. Dora Identifier: https://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/18610

Aughey H, NMPA Project Team (Blotkamp, A., Carroll, F., Cromwell, D., Gurol-Urganci, I., Harris, T., Hawdon, J., Jardine, J., Knight, H., Mamza, L., Moitt, N., Pasupathy, D., van der Meumen, J., (2019) Technical Report: Linking the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit Data Set to the National Neonatal Research Database for 2015/16. London: RCOG; 2019. Dora Identifier: https://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/18609

Blotkamp, A, NMPA Project Team (Aughey, H., Carroll, F., Gurol-Urganci, I., Harris, T., Hawdon, Jane., Heighway, E., Jardine, J., Knight, H., Mamza, L., Moitt, N., Pasupathy, D., Thomas, N., Thomas, L., van der Meulen, J) (2019) National Maternity and Perinatal Audit: Organisational Report 2019. London, RCOG. Project Identification code: HQIP: HQIPNCA170. Dora Identifier: https://www.dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/18237

NMPA Project Team (Aughey, H., Blotkamp, A., Carroll, F.,  Geary, Rebecca., Gurol-Urganci, I., Harris, T., Hawdon, J., Heighway, E., Jardine, J., Knight, H., Mamza, L., Moitt, N., Pasupathy, D., Thomas, N., Thomas, L., van der Meulen, J., (2019) National Maternity and Perinatal Audit: Clinical Report 2019. Based on births in NHS maternity services between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2017. London : RCOG. Dora identifier: https://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/18616

Relph S, NMPA Project Team (including Gurol-Urganci, I., Blotkamp, A., Dunn, G., Harris, T., Hawdon, J., Pasupathy, D., van der Meulen, J.,(2020) NHS Maternity Care for Women with Multiple Births and Their Babies A study on feasibility of assessing care using data from births between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2017 in England, Wales and Scotland. London : RCOG. Project Identification code: HQIP: NCA170. Dora identifier: https://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/20366

Jardine, J., Blotkamp, A., Gurol-Urganci, I., Knight, H., Harris, T., Hawdon, J., Pasupathy, D., van der Meulen, J., Walker, K (2020) Risk of complicated birth at term in nulliparous and multiparous women using routinely collected maternity data in England: cohort study. British Medical Journal. 371 doi https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m3377 (Published 01 October 2020)

https://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/20232

Harris T (2005) “ Midwifery practice in the third stage of labour” PhD thesis. Leicester : De Montfort University

Doughty R, Harris T, McLean M (2007) “Tripartite Assessment of Learners during Practice Placements in Midwifery Pre-Registration Programmes Education and Training Volume 49 Issue 3 p227-235

Khodayar Oshvandi¹, Vahid Zamanzadeh, Fazlollah Ahmadi,

Eskandar Fathi-Azar^, Denis Anthony andTina Harris (2008) “Barriers to Nurse Job motivation”. Research Journal of Biological Sciences 3(4) 426-434

Harris T (2011) “Care in the third stage of labour” in Mayes’ Midwifery: a textbook for midwives 14^th edition. Edinburgh : Bailliere Tindall 

Harris, T (2015) Grounded Theory. Nursing Standard. 29(35) 37-43. 29^th April.

Harris T and Blotkamp A (2016) “Noting midwives’ notes”. Midwives. 19(4);Winter. 48-49

Project identification code: HQIPNCA170          FIND:  ISSN 1479-2915 Dora Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/2086/16913

Harris T and Blotkamp A (2017) “Evaluating the care we provide: the role of the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit.” Midwifery Matters. Issue 152: 8-9. Spring. ISSN 0961-1479 Dora identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/2086/16878

Harris T (2017) “Care in the third stage of labour”. in Mayes’ Midwifery: a textbook for midwives 15^th edition.  Chapter 39: 646-663. London: Elsevier. ISBN 0702062111, 9780702062117 Dora Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/2086/16877

Blotkamp, A, Cromwell, D, Dumbrill, B, Gurol-Urganci I, Harris T, Hawdon J, Jardine, J, Knight H, MacDougal L, Moitt N, Pasupathy D, van der Meulen J on behalf of the NMPA Project Team (2017) National Maternity and Perinatal Audit: Organisational Report 2017. RCOG, London. Project Identification Code: HQIPNCA170. Dora Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/2086/16876

Blotkamp A and Harris T (2017) “The maternity map”. Midwives. (Autumn) 20(3), 50-53 ISSN 1479-2915 Dora identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/2086/16880

Blotkamp A and Harris T (2017) “Making comparisons”. Midwives (winter) 20(4), 48-51 Dora identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/2086/16883

Blotkamp, A, Cromwell, D, Dumbrill, B, Gurol-Urganci I, Harris T, Hawdon J, Jardine, J, Knight H, MacDougal L, Moitt N, Pasupathy D, van der Meulen J on behalf of the NMPA Project Team (2017) National Maternity and Perinatal Audit: Clinical Report 2017. RCOG, London. Project Identification Code: HQIPNCA170

Blotkamp, A, Cromwell, D, Dumbrill, B, Gurol-Urganci I, Harris T, Hawdon J, Jardine, J, Knight H, MacDougal L, Moitt N, Pasupathy D, van der Meulen J on behalf of the NMPA  Project Team. National Maternity and Perinatal Audit: Clinical Report –revised version 2017. RCOG London, 2018  Project Identification Code: HQIP : HQIPNCA170 Dora Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/2086/16874

 Jardine, J, NMPA Project Team (Aughey, H., Blotkamp, A., Carroll, F., Cromwell, D., Gurol-Urganci, I., Harris, T., Hawdon, Jane., Knight, H., Mamza, L., Moitt, N., Pasupathy, D., van der Meulen, J., (2019) Maternity admissions to intensive care in England, Wales and Scotland in 2015/16: A report from the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit. London : RCOG. Dora Identifier: https://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/18610

Aughey H, NMPA Project Team (Blotkamp, A., Carroll, F., Cromwell, D., Gurol-Urganci, I., Harris, T., Hawdon, J., Jardine, J., Knight, H., Mamza, L., Moitt, N., Pasupathy, D., van der Meumen, J., (2019) Technical Report: Linking the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit Data Set to the National Neonatal Research Database for 2015/16. London: RCOG; 2019. Dora Identifier: https://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/18609

Blotkamp, A, NMPA Project Team (Aughey, H., Carroll, F., Gurol-Urganci, I., Harris, T., Hawdon, Jane., Heighway, E., Jardine, J., Knight, H., Mamza, L., Moitt, N., Pasupathy, D., Thomas, N., Thomas, L., van der Meulen, J) (2019) National Maternity and Perinatal Audit: Organisational Report 2019. London, RCOG. Project Identification code: HQIP: HQIPNCA170. Dora Identifier: https://www.dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/18237

NMPA Project Team (Aughey, H., Blotkamp, A., Carroll, F.,  Geary, Rebecca., Gurol-Urganci, I., Harris, T., Hawdon, J., Heighway, E., Jardine, J., Knight, H., Mamza, L., Moitt, N., Pasupathy, D., Thomas, N., Thomas, L., van der Meulen, J., (2019) National Maternity and Perinatal Audit: Clinical Report 2019. Based on births in NHS maternity services between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2017. London : RCOG. Dora identifier: https://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/18616

Relph S, NMPA Project Team (including Gurol-Urganci, I., Blotkamp, A., Dunn, G., Harris, T., Hawdon, J., Pasupathy, D., van der Meulen, J.,(2020) NHS Maternity Care for Women with Multiple Births and Their Babies A study on feasibility of assessing care using data from births between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2017 in England, Wales and Scotland. London : RCOG. Project Identification code: HQIP: NCA170. Dora identifier: https://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/20366

Jardine, J., Blotkamp, A., Gurol-Urganci, I., Knight, H., Harris, T., Hawdon, J., Pasupathy, D., van der Meulen, J., Walker, K (2020) Risk of complicated birth at term in nulliparous and multiparous women using routinely collected maternity data in England: cohort study. British Medical Journal. 371 doi https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m3377 (Published 01 October 2020)

https://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/20232

Tina has a number of years experience successfully supervising and examining PhD students. She has been a specialist advisor on research projects with other Universities and has worked collaboratively across institutions on research projects. Tina is regularly invited to examine doctoral research students in the UK who have undertaken research using qualitative research methodologies or research in the following areas: midwifery care and practice, practice variation, decision making in healthcare, ethnic minority research and women’s health. She is a reviewer for a number of journals, including the Journal of Advanced Nursing, Nurse Researcher, Midwifery, Nursing Inquiry, 

As an experienced midwifery academic with an NMC recordable teaching qualification, Tina is regularly invited to be a member of revalidation and periodic review panels for midwifery programmes across the UK. She also has extensive experience as an external examiner for midwifery programmes both nationally and internationally. She is also a member of a number of national and international committees relating to midwifery research, audit, and practice:

National Maternity and Perinatal Audit Programme (Senior Clinical Lead (Midwifery), Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 2016 to date

Research Advisory Network (ICM) 2003-date

Registrant member of the midwifery committee, Nursing and Midwifery Council 2014-2017

External examiner for Trinity College, Dublin (pre-registration midwifery programmes) 2014-2019

Tina is available as a consultant in the following areas:

• National audit
• Midwifery education
• Midwifery practice
• Midwifery research (including PhD supervision and examining)
• Qualitative research methodologies, particularly grounded theory
• Practice variation in clinical care
• Decision making in clinical care

• NHS Executive (Trent) Training Award for MPhil study 1996-9
• NHS Executive (Trent) Training Award for PhD study 1999-2001

An evaluation of the effect of NHS Trust financial support on pre-registration mentorship and preceptorship in midwifery – a collaborative project with Nottingham University and University of Northampton   East Midlands Healthcare Workforce Deanery funded project 2008                 

National Maternity and Perinatal Audit – a collaborative project between the RCOG, RCM, RCPCH and LSHTM. A HQIP commissioned project funded by NHWS England and the Scottish and Welsh governments. I am the Senior Clinical Lead for Midwifery on this project. 2016-2019

National Maternity and Perinatal Audit – a collaborative project between the RCOG, RCM, RCPCH and LSHTM. A HQIP commissioned project funded by NHS England and the Scottish and Welsh governments. I am the Senior Clinical Lead for Midwifery on this project. 2019-2021, with a further extension to funding July 2021 to December 2022

• Women’s views and experiences of care provided by case holding student midwives Teaching Quality and Enhancement Fund (TQEF)Award     2007
• Breast feeding baby ‘on the go’ – A De Montfort University funded project as part of the University Square Mile project. 2011 
• Evaluation of the tripartite assessment process in midwifery A De Montfort University funded project £1500 2012-2013

• Reviewer for Journal of Advanced Nursing 2003-date
• Reviewer for Nurse researcher 2009-date
• Reviewer for Midwifery 2009-date
• Reviewer for Nursing Inquiry 2010 - date
• Reviewer of ICM abstracts for Triennial ICM Congresses 2005-date
• Chairing activities: 
• Invited speaker at the following events:
  • Harris, T (2012) “Student midwives making a difference in the local community supporting breast feeding; a De Montfort University Square Mile project”. Masterclass at the RCM Annual Conference 2012 Brighton. 
  • Harris, T., (2016) The new National Maternity and Perinatal Audit for England, Scotland and Wales. Heads of Midwifery meeting. RCM event 8/12/16. Raddisson Blu Edwardian Grafton Hotel, London.
  • Harris, T., (2017) “The drive for quality improvement and the National Audit programme”. Wigan ARM 13^th Annual study day National Meeting: Midwifery a profession under threat. Trinity Reformed Church, Wigan, 18^th March 2017
  • Harris, T., (2017) “NMPA Organisational Survey results”. RCM Midwifery Leaders meeting. 13^th September 2017, Doubletree Hilton, Leeds.
  • Harris, T., Pasupathy, D., Hawdon, J., (2017)“What do the results mean for our professions and those we care for?” Panel Q and A. National Maternity and Perinatal audit (NMPA) Annual Report Launch. 9^th November 2017. RCOG, London.
  • Harris T (2017) “What have we learned about the organisation of care?”. National Maternity and Perinatal Audit Annual report launch Scotland. 17^th November 2017. Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel, Glasgow.
  • Harris, T., Pasupathy, D., Hawdon, J., (2017)“What do the results mean for our professions and those we care for?” Panel Q and A. National Maternity and Perinatal audit (NMPA) Annual Report Launch Scotland. 17^th November 2017. Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel, Glasgow.
  • Harris, T., on behalf of the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit (2018) “The National Maternity and Perinatal Audit”. Midlands Maternity and Midwifery Festival. Edgbaston Cricket Ground. 25^th April 2018 (invited speaker) Dora Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/2086/16870
  • Harris T., on behalf of the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit (2018) National Maternity and Perinatal Audit. RCM Conference, Manchester Central, Manchester.Dora identifier: 
  • http://hdl.handle.net/2086/16914
  • Harris, T., on behalf of the NMPA team (2019) The National Maternity and Perinatal Audit: recent findings. CMO and HOMS meeting Scotland. Edinburgh, Scottish Health Service Centre. 23^rd October 2019
  • Harris, T., on behalf of the NMPA team(2019) The National Maternity and Perinatal Audit: An update on recent NMPA publications. RCM Midwifery Leaders Forum. London, Danubius Hotel. 10^th December 2019

• Invited to chair concurrent session on decision making at ICM 28^th Triennial Congress: Midwifery: A worldwide commitment to women and the newborn. 1-5 June 2008: Glasgow. 
• Invited to chair concurrent sessions G09 Approaches to Clinical Education at ICM 31^st Triennial Congress 18-22^nd June 2017: 

• RCM debate “The quest for graduate education has led to the demise of the midwifery profession and the loss of the essence of being with woman”. 30 April 2012 National Liberal Club London – presented opposing the motion

Tina has supported a number of research students to successful completion of their PhD/MPhil studies including,

• Rowena Doughty  - The experience of obesity in childbearing
• Aveen Haji Mam  - The effects of an antenatal education programme for obese women on pregnancy outcomes.
• Azza Alqaabi - Factors which influence the choice of health care careers among Emeratis.
• Nicky Genders - 30 years of Learning disabilities nursing in England: a narrative study
• Hala Bawadi – Childbirth experience of migrant Arab Muslim women in the UK