Author of Government Review on Social Work Education (2014), Re-visioning Social Work Education.
Chair of: The Standing Commission on Carers; Hft and Dementia UK.
Board Member of: Health Education England; Think Ahead Mental Health Social Work government initiative.
Professor of Medical Research at the Wolfson Research Institute; Professor of Medical Education at the University of Durham; Professor of Corporate Strategy at the Durham Business School.
Honorary Ambassador for the UK for the Nelson Mandela Legacy – the creation of a paediatric hospital for the children of the 15-country Southern African Development Community.
Chair of 2 NICE National Guidance Developments: Longterm Sickness and Incapacity (2009) and Care of People with Dementia (2013); Educational Visitor for the General Medical Council; Advisor to the Medical Research Council.
Medical Ethicist, and Founder Member of the National Social Care Research Ethics Committee.
