Karen is passionate about the NHS and patient and public involvement in all public committees and groups, at all levels. She is an advocate for marginalised and disadvantaged groups with a background in education, training and development. Karen has experience of caring, dementia, learning disability, ASD, ADHD and life-limiting disease.
Her lay partner roles include:
- Management board member, NIHR CLAHRC Oxford (Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care)
- Trustee, Healthwatch West Berkshire
- Lay partner, Appraisal and Revalidation, Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Medical centre patient participation group and area patient panel
- Public representative, NHS Improvement/patient safety
- Berkshire West Public Engagement Forum
- Suicide Prevention Forum
- Member, Patient experience oversight group, Thames Valley and Milton Keynes
- University of Reading Physician Associate interview panel
- Member of various research review panels; Cancer Research UK, University Oxford
- Q Community – Oxford AHSN Patient Safety Collaborative
- Leading Together programme learning disability advisory group member
Project: Local health bulletin
Collaborator: Paul Durrands