Advisory Panels
Service Experts Advisory Panel
Our Service Experts Advisory Panel (SEAP) is made up of seven members of the public who have lived experience of the work carried out by Employment Advisers within the NHS Talking Therapies services. They are our "Lived Experience Contributors". We also have four frontline staff who currently or have previously delivered or managed NHS Talking Therapies Employment Adviser services.
Lived Experience Contributors of the SEAP:
- provide insights from their experience of the Employment Adviser service to give feedback and advice across the whole project
- direct the focus of investigations to key issues of importance to service users
- identify implications of the results for patients, service users and carers
- advise on how to disseminate the findings in accessible ways.
Employment Adviser members of the SEAP:
- provide insights into the role of Employment Advisers
- refine questionnaires and guide content to address the most pertinent issues
- help interpret our research findings and emerging themes
- advise on the most appropriate and effective ways of sharing our results with the Employment Adviser community.
Staff members of the SEAP
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Claire Wrynne | Was the professional lead for Talking Therapies employment services at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust for 15 years. Now founder and CEO of Careerology. |
| Shirley Gennery | Senior Employment Advisor, NHS York and Selby Talking Therapies. |
| Lorraine Thompson | Senior Employment Advisor, NHS Bexley Talking Therapies |
| James Walton | NHS North Yorkshire Talking Therapies Service Manager |
The lived experience contributors and frontline staff meet both separately and jointly with members of the research team to provide expertise.
We have a Support2Work Glossary of Terms and Acronyms (PDF 
, 165kb) available for our SEAP members and those not immersed in this area of work.
Policy Experts Advisory Panel
As well as the SEAP, the project also has a Policy Experts Advisory Panel (PEAP), a group of ten subject matter experts representing various stakeholder groups from the work and mental health field.
Members of the PEAP
| Name | Further information |
|---|---|
| David Clark (Chair) | David M Clark University of Oxford |
| David Imber | CEP Introducing David Imber |
| Katy Cornish | Katy Cornish LinkedIn |
| Lizzie Brocklehurst | Lizzie Brocklehurst LinkedIn |
| Luke Munford | Luke Munford - Research Explorer The University of Manchester |
| Neil Greenberg | Professor Neil Greenberg | King's College London |
| Nicola Moss | Nicola Moss LinkedIn |
| Richard Layard (Deputy Chair) | CEP | People | Richard Layard |
| Sharon Stevelink | Sharon Stevelink | King's College London |
| Svetlana Batrakova | Svetlana Batrakova LinkedIn |
The PEAP provides independent advice and strategic guidance on specific policy areas or issues, helping the project to identify where and how our research and its results can influence policy. The PEAP members offer insights and recommendations based on their knowledge and experience in their respective fields. Their involvement in the project helps to ensure that policies are informed by diverse perspectives and up-to-date research.