ABOUT ME
I started my FICare journey as a mother of preterm twins.
It has been an honour to champion FICare in the UK and internatianally for over 10 years, and now I can use my PhD in FICare implementation to help neonatal units embed this model of care.
Having served on the FICare committee to publish the British Association of Perinatal Medicine FICare framework for practice, I now co-chair the International FICare Committee, where we focus on educating and empowing neonatal staff to realise the clinical and emotional benefits of FICare for themselves, and the families they serve.
WHY CHOOSE FICare 360?
I support healthcare teams to successfully adopt and sustain FICare through a unique blend of lived experience, strategic communication expertise, and data-driven insight. Combining extensive experience in marketing, stakeholder engagement, and leadership development with a PhD rooted in understanding the barriers and levers to sucessful implementation of FICare, I help organisations understand the real challenges behind change and turn them into practical, workable solutions.
My approach focuses on building team confidence, strengthening collaboration, and embedding FICare practice in everyday care. By aligning people, evidence, and strategy, I help services move from intention to confident, sustainable FICare adoption that delivers meaningful benefits for staff, families, and outcomes for babies.
OUR SERVICES
CONSULTING
The neonatal healthcare team is always my focus. It is important to me that you are supported to provide loving care to the families you help at their most difficult time.
That's why I offer you comprehensive advice about implemeneting FICare in your units using a proven program of interventions.
SUPPORT
FICare 360 is a hub for sharing and driving the impact of best practice and innovations that benefit babies, families and the NICU team.
Join our monthly drop in sessions to learn in a supportive environment with colleagues from across the UK.
Would you like to share your work? Just let us know!
TRAINING
Join our FICare specific training and workshops. developed after many years researching FICare as my passion and PhD.
Combining skills gained during a 20 year career in medical sales and marketing with a deep understading of the barriers and facilitators to the practice of FICare, these training sessions offer a unique view and solutions to culture change in the NICU.
Future events will be listed soon! For now, join our monthly drop in and group coaching session.
Events
Our monthly group coaching is a great way to share your FICare successes and hear from peers from across the UK.
Advice and coaching will be provided based on the COM-B (Capability, Opportunity, Motivation) model for behaviour change and theroretical domains framework.
A HISTORY OF PARTNERSHIP WITH NEONATAL CARE
Affiliations
BAPM Family Integrated care sub committee for the FICare Framework for Practice. 2021
NIHR Challenge Maternity Disparities Consortium member. 2025 - present
Neonatal Palliative Care Alliance. 2025 - present
NIHR Challenge Maternity Disparities Consortium. Co applicant to Theme 4: Maternal and neonatal health risks, prevention and recovery. 2026-present.
Conferences
4th International FICare conference, 2021. Important questions in FICare Research.
United South African Neonatal Association congress, 2022. Family Integrated care, where are we now?
7th international Family Integrated Care conference, 2024. The impact of FICare: what does the evidence tell us? A systematic review.
8th International FICare conference, 2025. Facilitators and barriers to the practice of neonatal family integrated care from the perspective of healthcare professionals
Publications
Facilitators and barriers to the practice of neonatal family integrated care from the perspective of neonatal staff: A systematic review. Leake N et al. Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition 2025;110:549-555.
Family integrated care – what, why and how? Introducing the BAPM framework for practice. Editorial. Volume 18 issue 1 January 2022
The evolution of nutritional care in preterm infants with a focus on the extreme preterm infant. Mustapha, M. et al. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2024;1–12