Alice Gair

Alice is a registered occupational therapist working in the NHS within the specialist area of neonatal care and children’s community therapy and has a strong interest in innovation and service development. Alice is also currently seconded to North East North Cumbria Integrated Care Board as an Allied Health Professional (AHP) Clinical Fellow leading on a data intelligence workstream exploring the lived experience of AHPs living with disability, difference and long-term health conditions. Alice is a proactive member of the AHP workforce involved in various working and professional advisory groups locally and nationally.

Alice is passionate about equality and diversity issues with a particular focus on enabling the voice of the lesser heard and understanding the influence of culture and attitudes on the workforce and service delivery across both physical and mental health settings.

Outside of work Alice is a mum to two young children, one of whom has a disability and several ongoing health needs, and enjoys Cani-Cross with her dog. Alice has contributed to various voluntary roles for over 20 years and currently stands as a parent governor at her local primary school.

Members’ Register of Interests

In addition to providing the following declaration of private interests, the Council member has undertaken to abide by the Code of Conduct for Council members (pdf).

Relationship, either personal or professional (outside of HCPC business) with any HCPC registrant, Council or Committee member, employee, partner or supplier:

Yes - as a registrant I have many friends who are registrants.

Summary of employment (current or in last 2 years) including remunerated and unremunerated (voluntary) work, permanent and temporary roles, self-employment, consultancy work, Non-Executive Directorships of public or private companies:

• Allied Health Professional Fellow- North East North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (paid secondment)
• Occupational Therapist- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (paid)
• Parent School Governor- Gateshead Local Education Authority (unremunerated voluntary)
• Advanced Clinical Mentor- Sensory Education Network/Independent (unremunerated voluntary)
• Associate/visiting lecturer- Northumbria University (paid)

Details of membership or management of bodies that exercise functions of a public nature (including any public appointments)(current or in last two years):

None

Details of membership or management of bodies directed to charitable purposes (current or in last two years):

None

Details of membership or management of bodies that aim to influence public opinion or policy (including any political party or trade union (current or in last two years):

None

Details of membership or management of bodies that the Council member has been appointed to by the HCPC (current or in last two years):

None

Details of any shareholdings which give a majority or controlling interest in any undertaking:

None

Description of any contracts for goods, services or works made between the HCPC and the Council member, or an organisation from which the Council member or their partner/close family member receive remuneration:

None

Details of any significant political activity undertaken in the last five years. This includes activities that are a matter of public record i.e. office holding in, public speaking in support of, or candidate on behalf of, any political party (or affiliated body) which fields candidates at local or general elections in any part of the UK or in elections to the European Parliament:

None