Appointed January 2021

Tracy Palmer has been a practising midwife for 37 years and has gained national and international experience in her field. She qualified as a Nurse in 1986 and worked as a Staff Nurse in Emergency Department and as a Paediatric Nurse at Walsall Healthcare Trust before starting her midwifery training at the Sister Dora College of Midwifery in Walsall.

Having joined the Trust in 2004 as the Clinical Lead Midwife for Delivery Suite and Intrapartum Services, Tracy has held several senior leadership positions within Maternity and Neonates, including Matron for Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Deputy Head of Midwifery, Head of Nursing and Midwifery and finally Director of Midwifery and Neonatal Services.

Tracy has led on many successful service developments, including introducing and implementing An alongside  Midwifery-led Service at the Trust, Maternity triage and Induction of labour units. As part of her role, Tracy leads on some of the national transformational programmes of work for Maternity and Neonatal services for the organisation and The Black Country Local Maternity and Neonatal System.