Who's Speaking?

Jeremy Taylor is the new chief executive of National Voices, having previously headed Groundwork East London, the environmental charity.

Scott Francis is the Self Care Programme Manager for NHS Salford. Scott received his B.A from Manchester University and was immediately accepted onto public sector graduate scheme where he produced and delivered large change management projects that were implemented regionally and nationally.

Susan is the Assistant Director of Quality Assurance and Self Care at NHS North West Strategic Health Authority.

Jon Glasby is Professor of Health and Social Care and Co-Director of the Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham.

Alf is a Consultant in Pain Management at Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton; he also works in Primary Care. He passionately believes that it is the job of the health service to support people with long term conditions to develop confidence in managing their own health.

Sue Roberts is Chair of the Year of Care Programme Board with responsibility for overseeing the practical delivery of the project.

John leads a business group within Pfizer that provides telephone based supported self care services to people living with long term conditions. He has been with Pfizer for ten years and has held senior roles in marketing, strategic development and NHS liaison.  He began his career as an graduate NHS Management trainee in Wales and worked in the NHS for 8 years before joining Pfizer. In his current role John has lead the creation of a new commercial operation and seen it grow in four years to become the UK’s leading provider of proactive telephone based care to the NHS.

Michelle Webster is the National Commissioning Lead for the Improvement Foundation and Course Lead for the Advanced Commissioning Course, delivered in partnership with the University of Teesside.

"The plans offer a historic opportunity to establish a fair social care system where people understand what care they are entitled to and how to access it.

After a previous life in social care Professor Lewin retrained as a clinical psychologist and from 1987 built up a large clinical health psychology department in Edinburgh working with people with a variety of chronic health conditions.