TEAM MEMBER Matt Finucane Matt is a Senior Programme Manager at Breaking Barriers and was a contributing author on the Digital Future for Health and Social Care and Buying the Future reports . He has led and contributed analysis to a great variety of BBI clients, including Local Authorities, NHS Trusts, and Fortune Global 500…
TEAM MEMBER Dr Jon Bashford BBI Research Director Jon is an experienced senior manager, researcher and teacher with over 30 years’ experience working in health, social care and education in the public, independent and voluntary sectors. He is particularly known for his work on mental health, veterans, drug and alcohol use, offender health and equality…
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, initially worked in inner city Bradford and then established a number of Third Sector agencies working with those misusing drugs and those with mental health problems; later moving into academia working with a number of universities. He entered the…