Action Groups

Each of our three Action Groups meets online, every other month, they each have a chairperson and vice chairs who shape the meeting agendas and also help set the strategic direction of the group.

We take meeting notes and share these after the meeting to aid those who were not able to attend and keep track of our progress as a group. We have around 15 member organisations in each group and try to ensure a wide variety of causes and a good geographical spread across the BOB area.

Action Groups

This group focuses on how we can work in partnership as a system to support mental health services, which includes people of all ages.

The Mental Health action group has nominated members to the BOB MH partnership board, transformation committee and provider collaborative.

The Mental Health Action Planning brings together a sub group aiming to strengthen mutual understanding across sectors, leading to more collaboration between NHS and voluntary sector leaders; from strategic system conversations to grassroots community action. 

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Mental Health Action Group Leadership

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Nicola Leavesley

CEO of Response

Co-Chair

Nicola is passionate about driving societal change. With a background in local government and the NHS, she focuses on mental health transformation, developing strategy with partners and supporting clients in need.
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Jess Willsher

CEO Oxfordshire Mind

Co-Chair

Jess has over 20 years experience in homelessness and mental health charities, having worked in outreach, day centres, and supported housing. She joined Oxfordshire Mind in 2017, becoming CEO in 2023, with a strong focus on mental health.

Here we bring organisations from a wider range of focus areas some supporting adults and some children, it is clear there are lots of aspects of health that can be improved in this area across the BOB area.

 

The LD&A group is in contact with the ICB’s Nursing Directorate and looks forward to being part of partnership structures.

Learning Disablities and Autism Action Group Leadership

Jane Stanford-Beale MBE

CEO of Autism Berkshire

Co-chair

Before becoming CEO in 2015, Jane spent 20 years in the IT project management. She was made an MBE in 2023 for services to autistic young people and their families.

Gita Lobo

CEO at Autism Family Support Oxfordshire

Co-chair

CEO since 2005, Gita leads AFSO's strategic development, fundraising, partnerships,and training. She has worked and volunteered in the VCSE since 1998 in the UK and overseas.

Our focus is on older people in this group and how we can improve their life experiences and health in general. We also include dying well in our remit.

The AW action group has nominated members to the BOB Urgent & Emergency Care Board.

Ageing Well Action Group Leadership

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Fiona Price

CEO of Age UK Berkshire

Chair

Fiona’s charity serves 18,000 older people and carers per year. She spent 10 years in retail business and has worked for four charities in business development roles, becoming CEO in 2017.

Jo Turner MInstF (Dip)

CEO of Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity

Vice-Chair

Jo was a senior civil servant in culture and sport policy before joining the charity sector as a professional fundraiser for hospices, then becoming CEO in 2018.