Alison lives in Liverpool but once lived in Salford and has never stayed away for very long. Alison works as Managing Director of Hope Street Centre for Health & Social care Development (www.hopestreetcentre.com). She has worked as a contractor for many Health organisations including Salford PCT, and has many years NHS management experience. In her own words "What excites me about SHM is the vision is to deliver beyond the medical model to make a difference to the things that really make people well, particularly positive mental health and well being".