 
                    
I see myself as a rolling stone which has gathered a lot of moss. That moss is a result of 42 years in the NHS, 30 years as a senior lecturer and 36 years as a mother and carer.
In my various roles as a nurse, midwife, advanced nurse practitioner, senior lecturer in higher education and co-founder of the Aligned Care Programme I have gathered lots of professional, personal, educational, strategic, and business experience and knowledge.
Some of this experience has been challenging as well as rewarding. I develop and deliver courses which include my experience and knowledge to ensure other healthcare and allied professionals have the knowledge, insight, and tools to be able to avoid or deal with some of the challenges that I have experienced.
I take the passion I have for improving health and wellbeing for both healthcare professionals and patients to many events and conferences around the country speaking about ways that our courses and the Aligned Care Programme make a difference.
Two of my proudest moments? Publishing a book and a patient telling me that because of my consultation skills - I saved his life.
 
                    We chose Sami to work with us because she shared the vision of wanting to make a difference to health care professionals and patients. Largely because she herself has experienced healthcare that could have been delivered in a more effective way as well as having friends who had experienced fragmented care. Sami is just so adaptable and is the I.T right arm of the company. She really cares about the quality of the service we provide and is always eager to help our clinicians and commissioners.
 
                    We met Priscilla on an NLP Master Practitioner course and she was an obvious choice to join our team. She too shares our legacy of wanting to make a difference to patients and clinicians alike. She also shares our passion for providing realistic and appropriate training and teaching using motivational skills the tools to help clinicians really make a difference as well as practising safely. She brings skills such as women's health, sexual health, and contraception as well as paediatrics. Working as a GP also means she is aware of what happens in the real world.
 
                    Becky Dawson is a highly experienced educator, facilitator, and consultant with over 20 years working across schools and youth services. A former SENCo and senior leader, she has led borough-wide mental health initiatives, developed inclusive training, and now runs her own business supporting professionals and young people through coaching, facilitation, and consultation. Becky partners with organisations like YMCA, Charlie Waller Trust, and ImROC, bringing a compassionate, youth-centered approach to mental health, safeguarding, and education.
 
                    Gail Powell QN, BSc (Hons), is a highly experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist with a background in district nursing and community practice teaching. She works part-time with Sirona Care & Health's Wound Care Service, leading on lower limb issues and delivering training on lower limb management and ABPI. With over 25 years of experience, she has spoken widely at wound care conferences and webinars and served on the Executive Committee of the Leg Ulcer Forum for 16 years. Gail has been widely published and was instrumental in setting up both the leg ulcer and wound care services in Bristol. Her expertise is supported by qualifications in leg ulcer and wound care, elderly care, diabetes management, independent prescribing, and teaching in practice.
 
                    Jo Creed is a skilled trainer, coach, and facilitator with over 18 years experience delivering training in leadership, communication, and behavioural change across public and private sectors. With a background in senior management, she co-founded the Aligned Care Programme and leads J&S Development Services and Beyond Training Solutions Ltd. Her work focuses on empowering professionals through change management, team development, and coaching. Jo holds a BA (Hons) in Mathematics and Psychology, a Certificate in Education, and qualifications in NLP, Clean Language, WRAP, and Six Sigma.
Dr Sharma was chosen for his wit, charm and of course the lovely suit. He has many skills and experience especially around musculoskeletal conditions to add to our team and was very practical and knowledgeable about the world of Primary Care. Annette has worked with Rohit in an urgent care and out of hours setting and was impressed by his consultations with patients and consideration for clinicians.