Justine Craig

Justine was appointed Chief Midwifery Officer in January 2022.

Justine commenced her Midwifery training in 1993 at the Eastern College of Nursing and Midwifery Glasgow, with her placements undertaken at the Southern General Hospital. Justine has worked in the Queen Mother’s Hospital in Glasgow, the Simpsons Maternity Hospital in Edinburgh and both NHS Tayside and NHS Lothian.

She has had a variety of roles starting as a rotational Midwife at band D, for which she still has her certificate. She spent most of her clinical career in the labour ward setting and then moved into Community Midwifery. This was followed by roles as a Specialist Midwife, Consultant Midwife, Clinical Midwifery Manager, Head of Midwifery and Associate Midwifery and Nurse Director. Prior to taking up her current post Justine was the Director of Midwifery for NHS Lothian.

Justine maintains her clinical practice and throughout her career has continued to study, gaining a degree, post graduate diploma, non-medical prescribing and supervisor of Midwives. She gained her Masters qualification from the University of the West of Scotland. She has contributed to National Strategy and led on implementation.

The provision of the best individualised Midwifery and Maternity care for women and their families is Justine’s primary motivation but she is also passionate about pre-birth and early years in health care delivery, supporting families through these critical years, to get the best start in life.