Biographies of Workshop Presenters
Stephen Williams
Stephen Williams is the Age Well Development Officer for Age Concern
Gwynedd a Mon.
Debbie Pace
Debbie Pace is the Project Manager for WRVS Information Project within
Ysbyty Gwynedd which also works in partnership with Betsi Cadwaladr and
the Red Cross.
Dr B Kurien
Dr. Kurian is a Consultant Psychiatrist in the care of the elderly in Bangor,
North Wales. He is originally from South India from a village named
Aymanam, ‘God of small things’ fame. He did his medical graduation and
post-graduation from India. He underwent further training in psychiatry in
Ireland and UK. He has developed several projects in India for learning
disabilities and dementia. He runs a charitable hospital in his village for the
last 25 years. He is also a faculty Member of university training programmes
in India.
Dr Chris Jones
Dr Jones has been a GP for 28 years practicing in the Pontypridd area. He
has a long history of partnership working having helped develop Out of Hour
Services in the late 1990’s and being Chair of Rhondda Cynon Taff Local
Health Group, Rhondda Cynon Taff Teaching Local Health Board and the
new Chairman of Cwm Taff Local Health Board. Dr Jones has a wide range of
interests in the development of Primary Care and Community Services and
helped to develop the concept of Primary Care Support Unit that regenerated
Primary Care Services within Rhondda Cynon Taff, he was awarded a CBE
for Services to Healthcare 2007. He is the author of two Ministerial Reports
designed for North Wales, review of Primary Care Services in North Wales
and “Minding the Gap” and review Primary Care Services to support Gwent.
Dr Jones has led the development of A Strategic Delivery Programme for
Community and Primary Care in Wales.
David Barton
David Barton has a particular interest in the development of advanced clinical
practice roles in both nursing and the allied health professions. His doctoral
research was an ethnographic study that focused specifically on the
educational preparation of nurse practitioners. He has published from this
work in both national and international journals. David has presented widely
at conferences on the development of advanced practice roles and has been
influential in related policy development both in Wales and the United
Kingdom (UK). He has led in the development of (and is currently the Chair
of) the Association of Advance Nursing Practice Educators UK (AANPE),
representing the lobby over 40 Universities in the UK. David is also a council
member of The Welsh Nursing Academy (WNA). The WNA seeks to advance
the academic and scholarly development and influence of Nursing in Wales.
Rebecca Woolley
Having trained with the NHS Wales Graduate Leadership and Management
Programme during 2003-2005, Rebecca has worked in the South East Wales
valleys for the past 5 years. She currently works 2 days per week as the
manager of a Condition Management Programme, overseeing a team of 15
clinicians and administrative staff who work with people claiming Incapacity
Benefit to help them manage their conditions with a view to returning work.
Her remaining 3 days per week are spent at the Centre for Psychosocial and
Disability Research at Cardiff University, where she is Project Manager and
Lead Writer for a project implementing learning materials about work and
health for secondary care specialists.
Angie Darlington
Angie is a Mental Health Development Worker for West Wales Action for
Mental Health.
Diane Henderson
Diane Henderson is a Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Manager at Betsi
Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB). Diane has worked for the
NHS for 17-years and has extensive experience of quality management,
quality improvement methods and engaging with patients and community
groups. Diane describes her present role as PPI manager as interesting,
varied and rewarding. The greatest buzz being when staff and patient
recognised improvements come to fruition.
Sarah Puntoni
Sarah Puntoni has been supporting the Healthcare Improvement Team at
Wales Centre for Health for over two years. In her role she has supported the
establishment of the Faculty for Healthcare Improvement and the launch of
the 1000 Lives Campaign. She has been involved in developing and
promoting the Patient Stories framework used by the 1000 Lives Campaign
and has co-presented on this work at various national and international
conferences.
Carys Ellis
Carys commenced work in Bangor in August 1997, following a transfer from
Chester - Countess of Chester Hospital where she worked as a Staff Nurse
on Children's Unit from 1989. During this time in Chester Carys got married
and converted from E.N Children (405) to Registered Nurse (fast track) and
RSCN (fast track) as well as having two children! Carys moved to Chester
from Manchester Booth Hall Hospital following her Sick Children's Training E.N which took 12 months, and stayed for 18 months for experience post
qualification. Carys is currently working as Senior Safeguarding Children
Liaison Nurse in Ysbyty Gwynedd in BCULHB having previously worked in the
Acute/Community in Ysbyty Gwynedd working on the Acute Wards as a staff
Nurse and as a Specialist Nurse in Community as Cystic Fibrosis
Nurse/Diabetes Specialist Nurse from 1997.
Nina Weaver
Is retired & has been a patient representative at Aneurin Bevan Health
Board’s (ABHB) Patients’ Panel since its inception and chaired the Panel for
four years. Nina has also been Vice-Chair of the SE Wales PPI Network in
2008 and currently sits on IHC’s National Information Governance
Group. Nina is also a patient representative on the ABHB Disability Advisory
Group, Clinical Standards and Audit Group, Primary/Secondary Care
Interface Board, Global Rating Scale Group (Endoscopy), and is the Minutes
Secretary of the Welsh Association of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy
Associates Committee.