SCIE Consultant

Ikran is a SCIE Consultant, having previously worked as an Operations Director and Service Manager at Mind.  Prior to that she worked in various roles across the charity sector, including as an Operations Manager at Age UK and served as a Social Prescribing Link Worker as well as Vaccinator during COVID.  Ikran has worked in many capacities for the NHS, including digital projects and transformation, facilitating improvements in access to health and social care for vulnerable and under-represented groups. She trained in medicine and later in social care, with a particular aptitude for integrating and bridging the gaps between health and social care.  She has won several recognitions, including from the local mayor and community leaders.

 Ikran previously led a pilot project for a hospital discharge pathway, along with single point of access systems in the charity sector through Alliances. She worked across system partners including health, social care, housing and the voluntary sector to develop a new service to reduce inappropriate hospital re-admissions and to increase people’s positive experience of hospital discharge. She is also experienced in leading on housing projects within SCIE including the development of custom housing tools and resources to support Social Workers, a first for the social care industry, as well as supporting innovation projects and accelerated funding schemes.  Ikran’s medical and social background with variety of perspective, provides a synergy in approach to complex problems.