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All our tutors are highly experienced trainers in the health and public sectors, and many have a long association with Gatehouse:
  • Professor June Andrews
  • Derek Ayling
  • David Bailey
  • Martin Bailey
  • David Baker
  • Ian Bendrey
  • Colm Cunningham
  • Shahzad Hussain
  • Gill Francis
  • John Illman
  • Dr Fiona Kelly
  • John McFayden
  • Nick Oliver
  • Andy Overton
  • Noel Plumridge
  • Alison Rushworth
  • Debbie Smith
  • Kathleen Sullivan
  • Brian Swales
  • Andrew Wetherall
  • Roberta Wetherall
  • Gamiel Yafai.

At GateHouse, we are always looking for talented trainers to join our team. If you have experience of training in the public sector and would like to discuss becoming a trainer with GateHouse please contact Alison Dunn by email (ali@chamberdunn.co.uk) outlining your skills and experience.
Nick Oliver has worked as a training professional in the private and not-for-profit sectors for over 11 years during which time he has delivered organisation-wide development initiatives including competency management and leadership development programmes. Nick is a graduate of Lancaster University and is a registered user of a number of psychometric tools. David Bailey is the leading provider of NHS finance training in the country, having trained thousands of NHS staff. He has over 20 years experience of NHS finance and is the author of The NHS Budget Holder’s Survival Guide. He is well known as a lively and provocative workshop facilitator.
John McFayden runs a mental health consultancy, focusing on service and strategic reviews. He has worked as a commissioning and service evelopment manager, an operational manger leading and directing teams of professionals and as a mental health practitioner. He has a particular interest in mental health in the workplace. Debbie Smithis one of only a few highly experienced and qualified personal brand specialists in the UK. Known for her honest evaluation and probing questions, she is a key speaker and presenter on a relatively new yet crucial area of personal and business development.
  Noel Plumridge was an NHS finance director for eight years, having previously worked in publishing and local government. He managed an innovative programme on health care staffing for the NHS Modernisation Agency and is the author of CIPFA’s publication, Payment by Results. Noel writes regularly for HSJ and Public Finance. Professor June Andrews is the director of the DSDC at the University of Stirling based in the Iris Murdoch Building. She is a psychiatric and general trained nurse and experienced
change manager.
  Dr Fiona Kelly is a lecturer on the University of Stirling online MSc degree in dementia studies. She is also a registered nurse experienced in the care of people with dementia. Her research interests include selfhood in dementia, creative approaches to care and promoting change in practice. Gamiel Yafai through Diversity Marketplace has worked on a wide range of projects in public and private sector organisations including NHS Scotland, the Welsh Assembly Government and Birmingham City Council. He
has also worked with the Department of Health’s equality unit ‘Positively Diverse’ to compile a Good Diversity Practice Reference Guide used to promote good practice across the NHS in England.
  Colm Cunningham is director of operations for DSDC, managing the consultancy and planning services of the centre. Colm has a background in general and learning disability nursing before he undertook his diploma in social work. He completed an MSc in dementia studies at the
University of Stirling in 2002. Colm has undertaken extensive planning and development work and has 16 years of experience in supporting older people within the community and of within the management of care homes.		 Shahzad Hussain, a diversity director at Diversity Marketplace, has been working in equality and diversity for the last 6 years and specialises in equality and diversity training and research. Shahzad has gained a wealth of knowledge and a unique insights through his involvement in more than 20 diversity research projects for varied organisations. Through conducting this in-depth research Shahzad is able to better understand the complex challenges that organisations face and draws on this experience when working on equality and diversity related projects.
  Kathleen Sullivan is a professional coach. Her On-Call Coaching offers priority booking for doctors. She is a director of London Coaching Associates and founder of London’s Walkie-Talkie Coaching, offering ‘professional coaching on-the-trot’. Brian Swales is a PRINCE2TM approved trainer and has been supporting and facilitating PRINCE2TM workshops since qualifying as a PRINCE2TM practitioner in 1999. Brian has provided project management training for NHS Trusts (acute and community), health uthorities,
NICE and DoH.
  Alison Rushworth is a personal development specialist and trainer with a wealth of experience, and a proven track record in both small and large organisations. She is an expert in communication skills (verbal and written), training techniques, presentation skills, with an ability to help people to solve problems. Her style is interactive, believing that people learn best by being able to apply theories to their own situations. Andrew Wetherell has worked in the UK mental health service user movement since early 1994 including developing self-help support initiatives and managing advocacy services. He was a member of the Government’s Independent Reference Group
and has worked for the NHS Executive, responsible for service user participation at high security hospitals. He now runs a mental health training and development consultancy with his wife, Roberta.
  Ian Bendrey is a qualified PRINCE2TM Practitioner and an accredited PRINCE2TM trainer. He has facilitated PRINCE2TM training for councils and NHS Trusts, as well as recently managing a major project for an international Network Security organisation using PRINCE2TM. David Baker went into management training full-time in 1994 after a successful career in sales and human resources. His open, humorous yet challenging approach helps to develop personal and management skills in all areas where there is interaction between people.
  Martin Bailey is a qualified PRINCE2TM Practitioner and an accredited PRINCE2TM trainer. He has facilitated PRINCE2TM training for councils and NHS Trusts and also The Ministry of Defence.
He has designed and delivered creative training solutions for key clients across the UK and Europe. His experience of managing projects ranges from healthcare to information technology in both private and public sectors.		 Gill Francis is an experienced trainer in management, personal development and organisational techniques. She has over fifteen
years experience covering a wide variety of areas in both the public and private sector. Gill has a longstanding reputation for professionalism and is committed to giving participants the tools needed to personally develop and to confidently implement new techniques.
  Andy Overton is an experienced and effective training professional. He has presented training programmes throughout the UK for 26 years – 20 years in the health service. Delegates describe his training as “confidence building, practical and easy to listen to”. John Illman specialises in media training, presentation skills, crisis management and writing skills. He spent five years as medical correspondent on the Daily Mail; eight years as health editor on The Guardian; and three years as medical correspondent on The Observer. As a visiting tutor at the University of Westminster in
London, he has helped to pioneer Europe’s first BA (Hons) Medical Journalism course.
    Roberta Wetherell is a founding member and former national co-ordinator of the UKAdvocacy Network and founder chairperson of the European Network of Users and Ex-Users in Mental Health. Roberta was a member of the NHS Executive’s Mental Health Task Force User Group, the National Users and Carers Group and has sat on a number of advisory committees to the UK Government and the European Parliament.