Sophie Chester-Glyn is Managing Director of a local care organisation. Sophie is also director of Coproduce Care, a community interest company which aims at democratising the social care debate by supporting the care sector to influence care policy and law. Coproduce Care has also worked on projects for The Health Foundation, Health Education England and local care leaders.
Sophie has also been part of various advisory groups on social care. These have included the BAME Communities Advisory Group to Sir David Behan’s COVID19 report, the Social Care Workforce Race Equality Standard and the Challenge Board to Sir Gordon Messenger’s report on Health and Social Care Leadership. She is currently on the Workforce Advisory Group to the Department of Health and Social Care and a Trustee for the Care Worker’s Charity.
Sophie is currently doing PhD research on patient experiences in mental health hospitals and has a passion for promoting the voices of those who draw on care services and work in the sector.
Sophie is a mother of three and enjoys reading and country walks in her spare time.