Healthcare Alliances

Monica Dennis - Profile

Monica is a qualified children's nurse who, since 1994, has specialised in health promotion working with a wide range of professionals in the public and voluntary sector.

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse/Registered Children's Nurse
• Diploma in Asthma Care
• Post Graduate Diploma in Health Promotion
• Post Graduate Certificate in Injury Prevention

Role

• Director of Healthcare Alliances
  
• Member of the peer review panel for the Cochrane Collaboration Injuries Group
• European Representative for the International Society for Child & Adolescent Injury Prevention
  
• Member of the Institute of Home Safety
  
• Associate with Children in Wales

Projects

• Project Manager for CAPIC with responsibility for the development and maintenance of an all Wales Injury Prevention Network.
  
• Production of a Business Plan and Case for RoSPA to make a case to the Welsh Assembly Government for the continuation of the post of Home Safety Liaison Officer in Wales
  
• Member of the RoSPA/DTI panel for review of bids submitted to the DTI Modernisation Fund
• Healthy Living Centre Review
  
• Review and development of a business plan and case for the Cardiff Sure Start Home Safety Equipment Scheme
  
• Child Safety Training
  
• Work with Local Health Groups to identify preventative measures to reduce demand on orthopaedic services and effective preventative measures to reduce accident and injury in local communities
• Integration of Health & Social Care
  
• Research into teenagers views of healthcare with Norwich Union Healthcare
  
• Premier Programme - a senior management training programme
  
• Conference organisation
• Voluntary Interests

Recent

• Production of a Business Plan for Home-Start Butetown, Grangetown and Riverside
  
• Chair of the Home-Start BGR Management Committee

Past

• Secretary of Child Safe Wales for 6 years, a charitable organisation which aims to reduce accident and injury to children in Wales by working with the general public and professionals to raise awareness of childhood injury prevention issues
  
• Member of the Board of Trustees for the Vale Centre for Voluntary Services (VCVS) and sat on the Vale Communities First Partnership Board on behalf of VCVS.