Speakers

Jan is an occupational therapist and ergonomist with over 20 years’ experience acquired predominantly in adult social care. She is an academic and researcher with a specialist interest in the impact of the built environment on client safety and for her MSc in Ergonomics for Health and Community Care at Loughborough University in 2015 Jan conducted research ‘Exploring the impact room design in care homes has on mobility, falls and patient safety’. Jan completed a PhD in 2022 that explored how systems design influences quality and safety standards in home care of which she achieved academic publication.