Mick Mellors

Knowledge Transfer Fellow

Dr Mick Mellors is an experienced and effective consultant and senior manager. He is a qualified social worker who has worked for local authorities and the NHS and he was the professional social care advisor for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Mick is a Visiting Knowledge Transfer Fellow with the University.

After a long career in local authorities and the NHS, Mick joined IPC as an associate consultant in 2014. He has worked on a range of consultancy projects for local authorities and the NHS in both England and Wales.

With qualifications in social work and in management, as well as a doctorate, he has particular knowledge and expertise in adult services and working at the interface between health and social care as well as in commissioning. He has supported organisations in learning and development programmes, the management of change, and the delivery of commissioning activities.

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Lynne Robson

Associate Consultant

Lynne’s had a rich and varied career in education as a specialist teacher, school leader, local authority and national strategy consultant, teacher trainer and leadership coach. She works on a range of projects aimed at improving provision and support for children with special educational needs and their families.

Sue Cooper

Associate Consultant

Sue is a qualified and registered social work professional who has a long history in local government and social care. Before joining IPC Sue worked in a variety of roles and most recently as a Statutory Corporate Director of Social Services and Wellbeing for a Welsh local authority.

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.

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.

Julie Latta

Finance Administrator

A member of our administrative team, Julie is responsible for a variety of finance procedures – including purchasing processes, sales invoicing and credit control – and the monitoring and reconciliation of university financial reports.

Alison Harrold

Marketing and Business Development Officer

With deep experience in business-to-business marketing and helping high growth SME’s to deliver at pace, Alison manages our digital presence and brand development.

Quentin Edwards

Business Manager

Quentin oversees the Institute’s finances, contracts and the administration team. He has a successful track record of managing finance and improving office processes in both large and small organisations.

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.

Peter Cheer

Associate Consultant

Peter has an extensive track record of work for care providers, including work on safeguarding, contingency planning and investigations, as well as operational management. He has wide ranging knowledge of all parts of the adult social care provider sector.

Sasha Carter

Programme Administrator

Sasha is responsible for providing the comprehensive administration behind our portfolio of accredited training and development programmes. Her role encompasses, for each course, every part of the Oxford Brookes University accreditation process.

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Mick Mellors

Browse Team Profiles

Lynne Robson

Associate Consultant

Sue Cooper

Associate Consultant

Dr Steph Lyons

Senior Consultant

Jonathan Gardam

Visiting Research Fellow

Julie Latta

Finance Administrator

Alison Harrold

Marketing and Business Development Officer

Quentin Edwards

Business Manager

Professor Fiona Richardson

Director

Peter Cheer

Associate Consultant

Sasha Carter

Programme Administrator

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