Our Team

Blesson is a graduate of the My Home Life Professional Support and Development and Programme for care leaders. He is currently the Director of Operations at Centurion Care, focussed on supporting people with learning disabilities.

A qualified nurse, Blesson came from India to the UK, before moving into social care and holding a range of leadership roles, including being Registered Manager of a nursing home.

Outside of work, Blesson has held national leadership roles within his church.

Cath works for a care home provider with national responsibility for many different areas, including quality, focused support for people who have dementia, new projects and change programmes.

Prior to working for Anchor, Cath worked for business link as a regional leader, offering advice and support for small and medium sized businesses.

A qualified District Nurse, Emma has worked in the community setting for over 20 years in a variety of clinical, managerial and system leadership roles.  Since joining NHSE in 2018, initially as Community Nursing Lead, Emma has been a key member of the Community Services Programme Team, leading on the continued development and roll out of the Enhanced Health in Care Homes framework.

Emma is passionate about promoting and showcasing the exceptionally skilled and complex work that happens in the community setting, and striving for equality for those living or working in and around care homes.  Emma is also a qualified professional coach with a passion for supporting the learning, development and growth of others. She is currently studying for a PhD with the University of Nottingham, part time.

Ian has owned and managed Nursing Homes for approaching 40 years. He chaired the Registered Nursing Home Association for more than a decade, before it merged with the National Care Association in early 2023. Ian continues to represent the small and medium size care companies with different stakeholders in the health and care system. One of his roles was being the provider voice on the DHSC team implementing the Care Act 2014.

Ian’s previous career was in Information Technology, where he worked for a computer manufacturer during the 1970’s and 80’s. He continues to maintain his interest in IT, managing a number of DHSC grants for the care sector.

Matt is the Chief Operating Officer and is responsible for leading a large professional administration team within the School of Health and Psychological Sciences (SHPS). He currently Chairs the My Home Life England Board.

Working with colleagues across City, University of London, Matt provides high-level management support for the effective operation of programmes and the associated student experience in the School. Matt is a member of the School Executive and Senior Management Team and supports the Dean with the strategic development of the School.

Matt has held senior roles in a wide variety of higher education departments, with experience of working for a Students’ Union, Registrar’s department, national complaints ombudsman and several Schools at City.

Oliver has more than 30 years of experience in the NHS, having joined as a Management Trainee in 1992. Prior to retirement in 2023, Oliver was part of NHS England’s Intensive Support Team and worked with organisations facing the most challenging governance and quality failures.

Prior to this, Oliver was the Chief Officer of Nottingham West CCG and worked as Commissioning and Strategy Directors in PCTs in Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire. In his earlier career he worked in the acute hospital sector in Nottinghamshire and the Northwest.