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Supporters
Patrons
Baroness Virginia Bottomley She was a member of the House of Commons from 1984 to 2005.
She entered the cabinet in 1992, serving successfully as Secretary of State for
Health and Natural Heritage. She was appointed a Life Peer in 2005. She is Chancellor
of the University of Hull.
Dr Vince Cable MP, has been
a member of the House of Commons since 1997 He
has a particular interest in Mental Health having met his first
wife when working at the Retreat and having had a close personal experience of mental
distress in his youth. He was born in York.
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Mr Frank Dobson MP, has been a
member of the House of Commons He served as Secretary of State for
Health from 1997 to 1999 and was born in York.
The Vice Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire
Colonel Edward York TD DL is the Queens second highest local representative.
Chair
Roger Thompson
- Chair of York and District Mind Previously Northern Regional Director
for the NSPCC and the Director of Social Services and also served on the Board of
the local PCT. Currently he is a Member of the General Medical Council.
Director
Mike Beckett - Director of York and District
Mind has portfolio career experience in the charity and community sector
and has previous experience of working in Mental Health in the NHS and for Mental
Health Matters.
Specialist Advisors to
York and District Mind
Specialist advisor on Primary Mental Health
Care: Dr David Geddes local GP and Medical Director of NHS North Yorkshire
and York.
Specialist advisor on secondary
Mental Health Care: Dr Chris Holman Consultant psychiatrist
and medical director at The Retreat in York.
Specialist advisor
on Advocacy: Kate Earl
has a special interest in Advocacy. She has experience
working for Leeds Advocacy Network, Action for Advocacy
and volunteer Advocacy, and has helped to facilitate self-advocacy
groups. Kate also has personal experience of using mental health services.
Specialist advisor on Counselling: David Britten is a Lecturer in
Counselling Studies at York St. John University, and a BACP-accredited, integrative
counsellor/psychotherapist in private practice in York. David has a long-standing
personal interest in the field of Mental Health; and this is why he choose, both
during and after his counsellor training (2002 - 2006), to work as a volunteer counsellor
at York and District Mind.
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