Who's Speaking?
John Woods
Assistant Director of Adult Social Care
Surrey County Council
John Wright
Head of Policy, Projects and Business Improvement: Health & Adult Social Services
Northamptonshire County Council
Catherine Wilson
Service Manager
Thurrock Council
Christine Lucas
Support Planner
Thurrock Council
Gavin Beard
Quality Development Worker/Lead Occupational Therapist
Thurrock Council
Brian Cox
Head of Leadership and Management
National Skills Academy for Social Care
Brian Cox is the Head of Leadership and Management at the National Skills Academy for Social Care. He has a wide range of experiences and roles across the spectrum of social care having worked as a community worker, social worker, policy manager and senior manager in the NHS and local government.
George Devlin
Head of Workforce Planning and Development Service
Manchester City Council
George Devlin has worked for Manchester City Council since 1985. His background is in service development at operational and strategic management levels.
James Cross
Regional Development Manager: East of England
Skills for Care
James started his career as a management trainee in the private sector, and it was here where he first developed his interest in workforce development that has continued throughout his career.
Jim Thomas
Programme Head: New Types of Worker Project
Skills for Care
Julian Mellor
Principal Workforce Planning Consultant
Walsall Council
