TEAM MEMBER Dr Jon Bashford Research Programme Director Jon is an experienced senior manager, researcher and teacher with over 25 years experience working in health, social care and education in the public and voluntary sectors. Jon comes from a practitioner background as a Registered Mental Nurse and has been able to successfully bridge the gap…
REPORT AUTHOR Right Honourable Hazel Blears Hazel was a Labour Member of Parliament from 1997 – 2015, representing Salford and Eccles. Hazel has had a prolific Ministerial career which included being appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Department of Health (2001-03), Minister of State at the Home Office (2003-06), Minister without Portfolio and Labour Party Chair…
REPORT AUTHOR Professor The Lord Patel of Bradford OBE Lord Patel, a social worker by background, is the Chairman of the Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and University Director of Strategic Partnerships and Senior Advisor to the Vice Chancellor at the University of East London. He entered the House of Lords in 2006 as…