Rachel has over ten years’ experience within healthcare policy, research and advocacy. She is currently a Fellow at the Nuffield Trust where she undertakes qualitative research and policy analysis across a range of topics including health inequalities, digital inclusion and social care.
Rachel has a particular interest in involving people with lived experience in her work. She has a BA in Law from the University of Oxford and a Master’s in International Human Rights Law from the School of Oriental and African Studies, where her research focused on the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and Mental Capacity Act.
What experience do you bring to The Advocacy Project?
I’ve worked in the charity sector for almost ten years always within healthcare policy, research and advocacy. I started by managing a helpline where I provided people with information and support around healthcare rights, before moving to the Alzheimer’s Society where I led policy and campaigns work on the Mental Capacity Act, human rights and end of life care. In my current role at the Nuffield Trust, my focus is on building a strong evidence base for improving healthcare in the UK and developing impactful recommendations for how to improve access to care, and address health inequalities.
What are you most looking forward to about joining the Board?
The work the Advocacy Project does is so important and I’m looking forward to supporting the organisation to think about how to continue to deliver on its objectives. There’s a huge range of work and I’m really excited to learn more about the variety of projects. This is also my first trustee role so I’m keen to learn as much as I can from my fellow trustees about how to do it most effectively.
What do you do in your spare time?
I’m a member of a cycling club and really enjoy exploring new places on my bike. I’ve also recently started gardening and growing my own fruit and veg – only partially successfully so far!