Helen is a lecturer within the School of Health and Life Sciences at the University of the West of Scotland. She is a registered nurse with over 20 years of experience within education. Helen is passionate about the role that education, at all levels, can play in supporting the delivery of integrated people centred services to enable the transformational changes required for a health and social care service fit for the 21st century. Helen has extensive experience in leading and teaching educational programmes, including the BA (Hons) Integrated Health and Social Care programme and the MSc Leading People-centred Integrated Care programme.

Helen is an active member of IFIC Scotland and has contributed to a number of their projects including support in the planning and delivery of the Transforming Together project with Sao Paulo State.