Meet our experts

The Institute of Health and Society brings together a range of staff with a wealth of expertise drawn from health, social care, nursing, midwifery, psychology and other related backgrounds. The majority of staff have extensive work-based experience and are able to offer a ‘real world’ view to the educational experience.

Head of Department

Institute of Health & Society

Allied Health Sciences

Applied Social Sciences

Nursing

Psychology

Practice Partners

Kim Collins - Clinical Educator
Contact No: 07899 871676
kim.collins@hacw.nhs.uk

Bernadette Banks - Clinical Educator
Contact No: 01905 763333 ext. 33520
Bernadette.Banks@worcsacute.nhs.uk

Lisa Panzavecchia - Practice Placement Manager
Contact No: 01905 763333 ext. 33520
PracticePlacement.manager@worcsacute.nhs.uk

Sue Thomas - Practice Placement Manager
Contact No: 01905 763333 ext. 33520
PracticePlacement.manager@worcsacute.nhs.uk

Alison Gayton - Practice Facilitator
Contact No: 07899 871676
Alison.Gayton@hacw.nhs.net

Sarah Price - Acting Head of Education and Development/Lead for Practice Education, Hereford
Contact No: 01432 355444 ext. 5523
s.price@nhs.net

Heath Barclay - Practice Educator, Hereford
Contact No: 01432 355444 ext. 5517
Heath.Barclay@hhtr.nhs.uk

Paul Berrow - Practice Educator, Hereford
Contact No: 01432 355444 ext. 5517
Paul.berrow@hhtr.nhs.uk

Kevin Rogers - Acting Lead for Practice Education, Hereford
Contact No: 01432 355444 ext. 5527
kevin.rogers@hhtr.nhs.uk

Johanna Jones - Practice Educator for Midwifery, Hereford
Contact No: 01432 355444
johanna.jones@hhtr.nhs.uk

Academic Support Unit

Kathy Parkes 
Academic Support Unit Manager
01905 855360
k.parkes@worc.ac.uk

Emma Rickards
PA to Head of Institute
01905 855282 
e.rickards@worc.ac.uk

Sue Baker 
Projects & Finance Administrator
01905 855385
sue.baker@worc.ac.uk

Work Based Learning Support (WBLS)

Sandra Phillips 
Head of WBLS and Employer Engagement
01905 542201
s.phillips@worc.ac.uk

Louise Sylvester
Senior WBLS Administrator
01905 855461
l.sylvester@worc.ac.uk

Emily Barratt
WBLS Administrator
01905 855375
e.barrett@worc.ac.uk 

Rebecca Martin 
WBLS Administrator                                                                                                       
01905 855545
r.martin@worc.ac.uk

Sarah Davies 
WBLS Administrator                                                                                                            
01905 542419
s.davies@worc.ac.uk

Allied Health Sciences

Deborah Sabbato 
Senior Departmental Administrator
01905 855546
d.sabbato@worc.ac.uk

Joanne Fleet 
Departmental Administrator
01905 855147
j.fleet@worc.ac.uk

Diane Prah 
Departmental Administrator
01905 855334
d.prah@worc.ac.uk

Michelle Carter 
Departmental Administrator
01905 855480
m.carter@worc.ac.uk

Pre-Registration Nursing

Kat Ramsden 
Departmental Administrator
01905 542097
k.ramsden@worc.ac.uk

Psychological Sciences

Jill Meadows 
Departmental Administrator
01905 855246
j.meadows@worc.ac.uk

Applied Social Sciences

Davinia Jacks 
Departmental Administrator
01905 855362
d.jacks@worc.ac.uk

Planning & Resources

Julia Mathias
Departmental Administrator
01905 857531
j.mathias@worc.ac.uk

Association for Dementia Studies

Jane Little
Departmental Administrator
01905 542347
j.little@worc.ac.uk  

Helen Malbon
Departmental Administrator
01905 542386
h.malbon@worc.ac.uk

Quality Assurance & Enhancement

Debbie Hancock
Senior Quality Administrator
01905 542042
debbie.hancock@worc.ac.uk

Teresa Harrison
Quality Administrator
01905 542207
l.hamlet@worc.ac.uk

Leonie Shuck 
Departmental Administrator
01905 857513
l.shuck@worc.ac.uk

Practice Development Team

Elizabeth Davies-Ward
Practice Development Manager                                                                          
(01905) 542278
e.davies-ward@worc.ac.uk

Kath Baume 
Clinical Educator                                                                                                         
(01905) 855428                                                                                                                           k.baume@worc.ac.uk

Steve Wilding 
Clinical Educator
(01905) 855379
s.wilding@worc.ac.uk

Jayne Edwards 
Clinical Educator
(01905) 855379
j.edwards@worc.ac.uk

Alexandra Barnes
Sen Lecturer/Practice Placement Disability Support
(01905) 855536                                                                                                                           a.barnes@worc.ac.uk                                                                                                                                     

Jacqui Fernell
Senior Lecturer
(01905) 855536
j.fernell@worc.ac.uk

Louise Sylvester 
WBLS Senior Administrator
(01905) 855461
l.sylvester@worc.ac.uk