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Sam Volpe

Top NHS medal for 'last of her generation' Newcastle midwife after 55 year service

A Newcastle midwife has posthumously received one of the NHS' s highest honours in recognition of 55 years service.

Jennifer McDermott - who died aged 73 at the very beginning of the pandemic after a short battle with cancer - has been awarded the Chief Midwifery Officer's Gold Medal for her "exceptional contribution" to the profession and being a "truly exceptional role model".

Jennifer's daughter Terry received the medal from England's top midwife Prof Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent this week.

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