Kate Heighway

Lead Midwife Public Health

Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust

Biography

I trained and worked in Bradford initially, moving to Calderdale in 2009 to work in a community case loading team looking after women with complex social issues. Appointed as Lead Public Health Midwife in 2015 managing a small team with a portfolio covering smoking in pregnancy, maternal obesity, vaccinations, parent education and health promotion.

Outside of work I enjoy looking after my grandchildren and volunteer for a local charity My Mito Mission – Powering Awareness of Mitochondrial Disease