The Rt Hon Caroline Flint Former Minister of State for Public Health and then Housing and Planning Labour Member of Parliament for Don Valley from 1997-2019, Caroline is one of Labour’s best-known figures and frequently appears on tv and radio. A Minister in five departments: Home Office, Health, Work and Pensions, Communities and Local Government…
Dr Helen Chidlow PGCME MRCGP Helen trained in London at what was then St Marys and qualified in 2001. With hindsight, the interest in substance misuse and social determinants of health was already there as she opted to spend a special choice module with a homeless GP Practice. She completed house jobs in London and…
Lynda Ruddock Lynda qualified as an enrolled nurse in 1982. She later went on to undertake her conversion course to become a Registered General Nurse in 1996. The majority of Lynda’s nursing background is within elderly care services in the acute sector. During the early 90’s Lynda facilitated a project introducing the Liverpool Care Pathway…
Alison Skelton Alison qualified as a registered nurse in 2002 where she started work as a staff nurse working in elderly medicine. Following this Alison worked in the community sector both within community nursing and general practice. In 2009 Alison advanced on to a further role in the community undertaking the title of Community palliative…
Ger Fowler Chief Executive Veterans in Crisis Ger served in the Light Infantry and as a result of a tour of Northern Ireland in the late 1980s, experienced post-traumatic-stress-disorder. Following several years of counselling, combined with the love, care and support of his family, Ger recovered. That experience has left him with a deep understanding…
Shannen Vallesi Research Officer (PhD Candidate) School of Population and Global Health, University of Western Australia Shannen Vallesi is a Research Officer and PhD Candidate at the School of Population and Global Health, University of Western Australia. Shannen’s research is underpinned by a passion for reducing health inequalities through ‘real world’ relevant research, specifically around…
