Lindsay Oliver, National Director of Year of Care Partnerships

Lindsay Oliver qualified in 1989 with a degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, and has worked both in a primary and specialist care settings. In 2003, she became the first Consultant Dietitian and used the opportunity to become more involved in the development of self-care programmes both at a local and national level, including the development, research and roll out of both the DAFNE and DESMOND diabetes programmes . In addition she has a major interest in communications skills and patient centred care, including the development of innovative approaches to patient care.

She has extensive experience in developing quality assured training and education programmes and in 2009 was seconded to head up the national training team for the Year of Care Programme. She was appointed to the role of National Director in 2011.