I have been self-employed since 2002 as an independent lecturer and education and management consultant specialising in health, social care and the voluntary sector.

I am also a non-executive director for healthcare related organisations:

• Lay Member for Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) at my local Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) in the East Riding of Yorkshire
• Lay Member for Council and Faculty Board, Clinical Oncology, and Joint Collegiate Council for Oncology at the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR)

I am a charity Trustee for the National Gulf Veterans and Families Association (NGFVA) and I also volunteer with a range of charities and voluntary sector organisations.

I am an associate lecturer for the Open University (Faculty of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care) and have been since 2007.