Joint Operations Directors' and Quality and Safeguarding Professional Network Meeting | Face-to-face Event

Andrea Bruun

Research Associate, Kingston University London

I am working as a Research Associate on the The Victoria and Stuart Project: Co-designing a toolkit and resources for end-of-life care planning with people with learning disabilities within social care settings.

Leon Jordan

Research Assistant, Kingston University London

Leon Jordan, who has a learning disability, is a Research Assistant on the Victoria and Stuart Project. Leon will be involved in all parts of the project, including designing and running focus groups, analysing data, and running co-design groups.

Leon is part of the GRASSroots where he discusses about death and dying and how if affects the loved ones of the person about to take that journey and what it entails. He took part in a Research course at St George’s University where he learnt about what research is and the preparatory work is needed and how we put it into practice.

Leon is also a writer. He writes poems, songs, stories and life quotes. He is now exploring playwriting too.

Alison Murray

Deputy Director of Adult Social Care , CQC

Alison is a registered nurse, with many years' experience in both the NHS and private sector. She has specialist qualifications in the care of older people and spent several years managing large nursing homes. Alison has worked in regulation since 2002. She collaborated with Bradford University to devise the Short Observational Framework for Inspection (SOFI) and was responsible for its implementation within CSCI/CQC. Alison then managed the CQC (Care Quality Commission) Provider Relationship team, before returning to frontline operations.  

Alison was Head of Inspection in London and South region but most recently led the CQC Adult Social Care response to Covid-19. She is currently Deputy Director of Adult Social Care at CQC.