Hi, I am Lara. I started in the role as Participation Lead for the Kent and Sussex Adult Eating Disorder Provider Collaborative in October 2024. I am very excited to be in post as I am passionate about involving service users and carers in service improvement.
I recently worked as a Participation Officer in Health and Care Research. Prior to this, I worked in various NHS roles, first as a co-ordinator for cancer services, then in quality improvement and more recently as the NICE guidance manager.
I have lived experience of using mental health services and have been involved in several lived experience roles in research. My initial priorities within this new role are to:
- Develop a system for capturing the voice of our out-of-area patients, considering how we capture, store and present this information.
- Focus on recruiting experts by experience (EbEs). These are people and carers who have had contact with the services commissioned by the Provider Collaborative.
- Set up a Working Together Group at our inpatient unit.
I look forward to working with you. If you would like to find out more or get involved, please email laramichelle.
tozer @nhs.net