Denise Platt
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Order of the British Empire
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, FRSA
Royal Society of Arts
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(born 21 February 1945) is a British civil servant. She is the Chair of the Commission for Social Care Inspection
Commission for Social Care Inspection
The Commission for Social Care Inspection was a non-departmental public body and the single, independent inspectorate for social care in England. Its sponsor department was the Department of Health of the United Kingdom...
. Prior to this appointment in 2004, she was Chief Inspector, Social Services Inspectorate, and Director for Children, Older People and Social Care Services at the Department of Health
Department of Health (United Kingdom)
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of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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She qualified in Medical social work
Medical social work
Medical social work is a sub-discipline of social work, also known as hospital social work. Medical social workers typically work in a hospital, skilled nursing facility or hospice, have a graduate degree in the field, and work with patients and their families in need of psychosocial help...
in 1968. Her first job on qualifying was as a Medical Social Worker at the Middlesex Hospital in London. She has since held a variety of posts in hospital social work, local government and social care. These include Team Leader in the Social Work Department at Guy's Hospital, Principal Social Worker, Hammersmith Hospital, Director of Social Services, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
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and Head of Social Services at the Local Government Association
Local Government Association
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. She is a past President of the Association of Directors of Social Services, and was Chair of the National Institute for Social Work.
She is also an honorary fellow of the Centre for Citizen Participation at Brunel University
Brunel University
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, an honorary council member of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), a member of the National Executive Council of the Family Planning Association
Family Planning Association
FPA is a UK registered charity working to enable people to make informed choices about sex and to enjoy sexual health. It is the national affiliate for the International Planned Parenthood Federation in the United Kingdom. It celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2010...
, a Governor of the University of Bedfordshire
University of Bedfordshire
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, Chair of the National AIDS Trust
National AIDS trust
NAT is a UK charity that campaigns on a range of issues related to HIV, primarily in a domestic context. The charity's key strategic goals are:* Effective prevention of HIV transmission...
, a member of the Independent Review Board of the Cheshire Fire and Rescue Services and a Trustee of NSPCC. Her personal interests include love of art and of opera, especially Wagner's Ring Cycle.