Gerry Davidson

Knowledge Transfer Fellow

Gerry is a qualified social worker with extensive experience in strategic commissioning, change management, and partnership development. He has a broad range of experience in local authority, NHS and third sector settings.

An associate consultant with IPC since 2014, Gerry has a background in strategic commissioning and managing change in health and social care settings. His particular strengths lie in partnership working, community engagement, service review and development, change management, group facilitation and training.

Before joining IPC, Gerry was a senior manager in a Welsh local authority / NHS setting, leading the development of joint commissioning arrangements and integrated service models. He has managed a variety of complex service and capital development programmes including the design, construction and implementation of an innovative health and social care facility in a rural community.

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Jonathan Gardam

Visiting Research Fellow

Jonathan has extensive experience and expertise in leading and coordinating high level policy and research analysis, project management, performance management, business development and campaigning activity on behalf of organisations working within the health and social care sector.

Lucy Asquith

Assistant Director

Lucy is part of the IPC management team and leads the Institute’s Academic Partnership programme. She is an experienced public sector management consultant, with a long track record in the fields of health, social care and housing. Her consultancy skills include evaluation, feasibility studies, needs assessments, options appraisals, as well as involvement, facilitation and co-production expertise.

Professor Fiona Richardson

Director

Fiona leads the IPC team as Director. She is a very experienced consultant who leads applied research and evaluations, service improvement projects and training programmes for national and local government, health organisations, care providers and the voluntary and community sector. Fiona regularly publishes papers, articles and reports, and is a frequent speaker at national conferences and events. Her specific areas of expertise include commissioning, organisational learning and development, and the use of digital technology and data protection in care.

Helen Lancaster

Associate Consultant

Helen is a market and social research professional with over 25 years’ experience conducting research in the public, private and third sector. She is both a quantitative and qualitative researcher with expertise in all types of research methodology, sampling, questionnaire design, focus group moderation, interviewing, and data analysis, interpretation and reporting.

Marisa Douglas

Associate Consultant

Marisa specialises in organisational development and change consultancy. She is a Qualified Social Worker with over 30 years’ experience working across the voluntary, private, and public sectors. She has a keen interest in organisational life, leadership, performance, and wellbeing.

David Jobbins

Associate Consultant

David has over 25 years’ experience working in the NHS at leadership level over a range of portfolios, particularly in change programme leadership, integration, and the commissioning of mental health.

Professor Katy Burch

Assistant Director

Katy is part of the IPC management team and leads on applied research and evaluation for the Institute. Formerly a child care lawyer, she has extensive knowledge of children and families services across the UK. Katy has many years’ experience of leading evaluation, review and consultancy support for national government, local authorities and voluntary sector organisations.

Dr Steph Lyons

Senior Consultant

Dr Steph Lyons has significant experience of working within the health and social care sector in both adult’s and children’s services. Steph’s previous roles have encompassed front line delivery as an assistant youth support worker and as a Service Manager of a countywide homelessness prevention service. She has also worked at a strategic level as a Programme Manager.

Zandrea Stewart

Associate Consultant

Zandrea is a qualified executive coach, senior integrated manager and maintains her social work registration. She has specialised in the development and management of integrated and systemic working, with a focus on developing improved outcomes and quality through strength based practices, partnership and co production.

Di Domenico

Associate Consultant

Di is an experienced commissioner with a deep knowledge and understanding of health and social care system architecture at national, regional and local level.

Di has worked in the NHS and social care and has extensive skills in personalisation, co-production and commissioning.

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Gerry Davidson

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Jonathan Gardam

Visiting Research Fellow

Lucy Asquith

Assistant Director

Professor Fiona Richardson

Director

Helen Lancaster

Associate Consultant

Marisa Douglas

Associate Consultant

David Jobbins

Associate Consultant

Professor Katy Burch

Assistant Director

Dr Steph Lyons

Senior Consultant

Zandrea Stewart

Associate Consultant

Di Domenico

Associate Consultant

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