Lecture: 'Social Care - our biggest problem or greatest opportunity?'

The lecture will be held in The Great Hall at King's College London. Refreshments will be served on arrival and the lecture will commence at 6pm. The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception.

To reserve a place please email or call 020 303 31501

Baroness Jill Pitkeathley OBE

Baroness Pitkeathley has been a social worker for local authorities and a Voluntary Services Coordinator in the National Health Service.

In 1986 she became Chief Executive of what was then the National Council for Carers and led the carers movement for the next 12 years, creating Carers National Association (now Carers UK).

From 1998 to 2004 she was the first Chair of the New Opportunities Fund, responsible for allocating £2 billion of lottery money and also was the interim Chair of the General Social Care Council for its first six months.

From 2003 to 2008 Jill was Chair of CAFCASS (Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service).

From 2005 to 2008 she was Chair of the Government Advisory Panel on Futurebuilders and was Chair of the Advisory Body for the Office for Civil Society from 2008 - 2011.  Jill was appointed as Chair of the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (formerly the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence) in January 2009. She became a trustee of the Big Society Trust for the Big Society Bank in 2011.

Jill is currently Vice President of Carers UK, President of the Community Council for Berkshire, and a patron of Herefordshire Carers.

She was raised to the peerage in 1997 as Baroness Pitkeathley of Caversham, sits on the Labour benches, is a very active working peer and is a Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords.