People

Trustees

Alison Giraud-Saunders, MBA, MCMI
Chair

I am an independent consultant, following work in the NHS, the Valuing People Support Team and latterly the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities.

Liz Barraclough
Treasurer

I am a family carer – very proud of our daughter, Eleanor. She’s led the way in our local area for successful inclusion of someone with complex needs at mainstream school, direct payments for children and educational personal budgets.

Dr Carol Robinson MBE
Board Member

Carol began her career as a social worker working mainly with children. She moved to Bristol to do a PhD and then followed a research career looking at support services for disabled children and their families.

Marcella Cooper
Board Member

Julia Erskine
Board Member

Molly Mattingly
Board Member

Molly has extensive experience of providing support to people with learning disabilities, their relatives and supporters in a variety of settings.

Dame Philippa Russell, DBE
Board Member

Oi Mei Li
Along with other members of her family, Oi Mei was a sibling carer for her brother from her teens, to her 30's.

Robina Mallett, MBE
Two of Robina’s three daughters have learning disabilities. Since they were tiny she has joined with others to help make sure people with learning disabilities and their families get the rights, information and support they need to have full, healthy lives.

Jean Willson, OBE

Ann Fergusson

Dr Paul Swift
Dr Paul Swift is an Associate of the National Family Care Network and Honorary Research Fellow at Norah Fry Research Centre, University of Bristol.

NFCN Annual Report 2014-15

Events & Training

The National Family Carer Network is able to provide high quality and practical training programmes tailored to your needs, with Family Carers in mind. We would be happy to work with you to organise an event for family carers.

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