‘This is my dream…

I am a Mental Health Social Worker and an Approved Mental Health Professional, and Social Work University Tutor. I have a Master’s degree in Youth Justice Probation and Applied Criminology and have engaged in continuous professional development throughout my career. I have gained substantial experience managing and caring for dementia sufferers, mental health, physical disability and sensory impaired clients.

I spent over twenty years working in health and social care settings, doing a job I thoroughly enjoyed but becoming increasingly frustrated by the inequality and lack of heart in the system.

I wanted to provide good quality care and support, regardless of race, class, gender or disability. I wanted to run a service that did not limit the quality of care simply because of the time that was allocated to that individual. I wanted to deliver care that really put people at its heart.

This was the dream I had, a dream that gave birth to Immediate Social Care.”