Programme patient lead, Sussex Healthcare Partnership ICS** and Trauma Informed Practice initiatives, England

Louise has been on many patient forums in Sussex and nationally over the last two decades and is the Programme patient lead for Sussex Healthcare Partnership ICS** and Trauma Informed Practice initiatives across Sussex.

Louise plays a key role in the cultural change of multiple complex health need in her work with strategic development of patient participation and leadership as programme lead for ICS MH participation in Sussex and leads the programme on trauma informed care for the collaborative . She has worked on national drives for co-production including NESTA, Realising the Value and Imagine project. She also sponsors quality Improvement projects and the Leader Leader patient power sharing program within Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust. She has a social policy degree as well as a degree in senior change management and leadership which helps inform her work. Louise has been nominated and won several positive practice and other awards. Has spoken at MH collaborative events, BMJ Quality Forum IHI, NHS Confed, KSS & and mentors patient leaders for NHS England & KSS.

Specialist areas of interest:
Systems Change | Patient leadership / mentoring | Recovery Practice, compassionate leadership and cultural change