Sinead Brophy Consulting is
helping to Make Every Child Matter by working in a principled manner
with Local Authorities, the NHS, Voluntary and Independent Sectors to
improve the life chances and experiences of our children and young
people.
Sinéad Brophy MBA BSocSc(hons)CQSW
Sinéad established Sinead Brophy Consulting Ltd in 1999 to
provide a personalised high quality consultancy service to public
bodies through a network of handpicked associate consultants with a
wide range of expertise. She has been working in the public sector in
UK for 20 years across the fields of Health and Local Authority
services as an independent consultant, senior manager and social
worker. She has also worked with Central Government to write the policy
and operational guidance for the Supporting People Programme and with
the Audit Commission/SSI Joint Review programme. Among her consultancy
interests is an expertise in developing and improving positive working
relationships across agency and professional boundaries. Her additional
training and accreditation as a commercial mediator enhances her
effectiveness in this area of work.
Adrian Acres MA BSc.Soc(Hons) CQSW CMS
Adrian has been working in Children's Services since 1974 and has held
posts in several Local Authorities both at Practitioner and Management
levels. He has experience of Family Centres and Family Therapy work.
Adrian is Operations Director at Sinead Brophy Limited maintaining an
overview of ongoing work and through research identifying new
developments to inform this work. Adrian also carries out fieldwork for
some assignments.
Kathryn Hollinrake MBA MA BA(Hons) CQSW
Expert Lead
Safeguarding and Children & Families
Kathryn specialises
in services to children, young people and their families. She has
worked with UK Local Authorities for over 20 years, much of this time
in senior operational positions before becoming freelance. Her work
ranges from devising and overseeing service improvement plans to
developing new Children's Services Strategic frameworks for integrated
Children's Services and emerging Child Care Trusts to meet legislative
requirements as monitored through new Joint Area Reviews, CPA and
Commission for Health Care Inspection.
Liz Archibald BSc Msc
Liz Archibald is Managing Director
of Cormack Consulting, with 15 years consulting experience spanning a
broad range of sectors including local Authority, NHS, Communications
and Electricity Distribution sectors. Her areas of technical expertise
include simulation, forecasting, general spreadsheet modelling,
statistics and Visual Basic programming. She applies these skills
within Children's Services consultancy to model the types and levels of
services needed over periods of time using Service Pathways and the
operational and financial impact of them.
Peter Scurfield
Peter has over 35 years' experience in the care
of children and adults. He has particular skills in reviewing the
delivery of health and social care services, their financial and
performance management and the involvement of service users and carers
in them.
He led a number of Audit Commission studies and wrote or co-wrote a
number of national reports, updates and audit guides including Forget
Me Not, Forget Me Not 2002, Support for Carers of Older People and the
Mental Health Services for Older People audit guide. He also carried
out audits of a range of children's and adults' hospital,
community health and social care services. Peter is a preferred
consultant for the Department of Health and an accredited
peer/associate of the local government peer clearing house of the
Improvement and Development Agency. He was also a member of the
Advisory Group to Age Concern's recent UK Inquiry into Mental Health
and Well-Being in Later Life.
Louisa Taylor
Louisa Taylor is a qualified solicitor and consultant with experience
in the Public and Private sectors. Her consulting practice focuses on
planning, strategy, evaluation, review and performance management.
Louisa has specialised in working with LEAs on the development of
integrated planning and performance management frameworks as well as
self evaluation and preparation for inspection. She has also
contributed to the conception and development of online self evaluation
tools and solutions and works with clients to maximise their use and
management of information. Louisa works with emphasis on client
involvement and on the integration and development of teams and
cross-interest groups. She is trained and accredited as a community
mediator.
For further information on how Sinead Brophy
Consulting can assist with your requirements please contact Sinead
Brophy directly at:
Telephone ++ 44 20 3031 0006
E-Mail info@sineadbrophy.com
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