Our consultants

Our consultants have been selected specifically for their skills, abilities, specialist knowledge and experience, they include:

Sam Lloyd

is our specialist Social Care Consultant and non-legal course trainer.  Sam’s background is in Local Government with over 13 years experience including as a Senior Manager (Assistant Director level) and the lead on services to Adults. Sam managed one of the first Carers Support Units and worked with carers to train both Social Care and Health staff and implementing the National Service Framework for Older People.  She was also involved in the Valuing People initiative and had responsibility for Direct Payments.  She instigated the use of the Carers Grant as a Direct Payment, implemented Fairer Charging, and integrated Intermediate Care Team with a joint Health and Social Care budget. She also worked with Heath to implement the Single Assessment Process.  She has three years experience of delivering consultancy to Statutory and Third Sector clients

Gavin Macgregor

is the England Campaigns Manager for Carers UK. He has worked with most of the local authorities in the North of England to develop support for carers including providing staff training. He is the co-author of the research report Missed Opportunities examining carers' experiences of assessments.

Madeleine Starr

is the Carers & Employment Manager at Carers UK, currently leading a national partnership project, ACE National, funded by the European Social Fund's Equal programme, to support carers wishing to take up training or work.