Judges

Our expert judging panel has been carefully constructed to include leaders, peers and experts by experience.

The Markel 3rd Sector Care Awards judges are all experts in social care. We’ve specially selected passionate and genuine people who are eager to hear about the outstanding work being achieved in the not-for-profit care sector.

Whether you’re supporting children to feel safe, or giving quality of life to people with dementia, our judges want to know about your compassion, creativity and outside-the-box thinking.

Kim Arnold
National Lead for Experts By Experience – Choice Support

Richard Adams
Chief Executive Officer – Sears Healthcare Ltd

Nicky Cook
Head of Quality & Safeguarding – Choice Support

Claire Henry
Independent Consultant in Palliative and End of Life Care

John Kennedy
Independent Social Care Consultant

Sarah Maguire
Chief Executive – Choice Support & MCCH

Tom Owen

Director – My Home Life

Kathy Roberts
Chief Executive – Association of Mental Health Providers

Hilary Woodhead

Executive Director NAPA – National Activity Providers Association

Susan Williams
RNRMA – Matron Royal Hospital Chelsea

Gil Ramsden
Head of Nursing (Workforce Integration) – NHS Leeds CCG Partnerships

Richard Muncaster
CEO – The Care Workers’ Charity

Hilary Garratt
Director of Nursing and Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for England – NHS England

Jen Kenward
DiRGN, MA; Experience of Care Lead (Community, Primary and Integrated Care) – NHS England

David Foster OBE
Chairman – Foundation of Nursing Studies, Trustee – The Queen’s Nursing Institute