She has an MSc in the regulation of health and social care. Sam currently facilitates life plans for autistic people and people with learning disabilities to help them get out of hospitals. She also chairs Care and Treatment Reviews as well as working with integrated care boards, local authorities and providers across the UK on a wide range of projects. Before this Sam set up and managed a support organisation as well as managing the closure of two hospitals in Cornwall and Dorset.
Sam has extensive knowledge and skills in the provision of community based services for people who have undeserved and unhelpful labels.
Sam also has extensive experience of quality assurance systems development.
She is also very passionate about involving people and families in developing services. Sam runs the #IAMchallengingbehaviour campaign. She is a fellow of the Centre for Welfare Reform, a director of I’m Out of Here, a trustee of the Locked-In Trust and on the Prison Independent Monitoring Board.
