Who We Are

Jim Phillips has over twenty years’ experience in the design, development and implementation of approaches that enable empowerment. After training as a psychotherapist he focused on supporting people with long term conditions to manage the impact of a health condition on their daily lives  He led on the setting up of the NHS Expert Patient Programme and has worked with health organisations across Europe, the US and Australia. He has been involved in setting up peer support groups, campaigning for better care and advising policy makers on developing person centred care approaches and has carried a patient case load as a Health coach. His  portfolio has covered  the implementation of a county wide integrated self-management service in England, Director of the Quality institute for self-management education and training. He has also been involved in the Empathie project, is a associate Director for  European Health Futures Forum and the European network on Patient Empowerment (ENOPE) and is associate editor for the international journal Self Care. As well as his role of Executive Director with CEmPaC he also works part time for NHS England in personalised care as well as sitting as expert advisor on a number of advisory boards.