Antony has only been volunteering in the health sector for 7 years, previously volunteering for ‘Samaritans’ and as a member of the ‘Independent Monitoring Board’ at HMP Ford. Antony lives with a long- term condition, which he self manages in partnership with health professionals. He learned many self management skills on an Expert Patient Programme course and then went onto become a volunteer tutor for the Expert Patient Programme Community Interest Company.
He is also a founder member of the former South East Coast SHA’s Peoples Engagement and Development Network; the first permanent patient group in any SHA. Antony has a passion for our National Health Service and is devoted to working with other service users in partnership with health professionals. He feels if you want to change something for the better, get involved. He is especially interested in issues around health inequalities.
He joined the RCGP PPG in 2007, became a vice chair in 2008 and was chair in 2009-2012.