Alison’s particular interests include: promoting better health and access to health services for people with learning disabilities; working with the criminal justice system to improve opportunities and support for people with learning disabilities who offend, and supporting ‘partnership with purpose’ between all those who can collaborate to improve life chances for people with learning disabilities and family carers. Her project work and publications are focused on these topics. She is an independent consultant, following posts at the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities, King’s College London, the Valuing People Support Team and in the NHS (both commissioning and Trust roles, supporting the development of joint commissioning and person-centred services for people with learning disabilities). She chairs the National Family Carer Network and is a trustee of the Oxford Citizens Advice Bureau.