Bio

I am an experienced and award-winning Health and Social Care professional who thoroughly enjoys the responsibility and challenges of growing a business, using my experience of social care and leading teams combined with operational and commercial expertise. I have proven ability of growing and managing businesses in the private, public, and charitable sectors, ensuring they remain above budget and targets to ensure sustainability, growth, and profit. I have experience in defining clear strategies and business plans whilst managing key stakeholders both at organisational, local, and national level. I am passionate about ensuring a well led service, that meets the needs and outcomes of the individual accessing the service, which have been recognised by my services winning numerous awards and all my services being rated as either Good or Outstanding by the regulators, Care Quality Commission (CQC). I have proven ability to influence, promote, develop, and sustain quality and compliance across a wide range of community homecare, reablement and residential care homes. I have built a national media presence on radio and television (including Radio 4, various news outlets and in TV documentaries, including BBC Panorama and Channel 4 Dispatches) and established a position as an advisor on numerous occasions to the Department of Health and Social Care. I am passionate and believe that you can use your voice for change and have started numerous high-profile campaigns. My selected achievements include: - In 2018, being awarded recognition for the Largest Environmental Campaign leading to conversations and change on the use palm oil, deforestation, and sustainability. - In 2020, leading a campaign to ensure all frontline care and support workers were able to access free testing for COVID19, establishing a position as an advisor to the Department of Health and Social Care and supporting to upskill social care providers via webinars on testing routines and processes. - In 2020, leading a campaign to ensure people living with a learning disability were prioritised a COVID19 vaccine after being left off the JCVI vaccine priority list by Government, leading me to speak at the House of Lords about the experiences of those living with disabilities during the first wave of the pandemic in care services and the impact COVID19 had on care providers, services and those accessing care. All my comments and posts are that of my own opinions and not those of my organisation.