Sara Redmond
- Job Title: Chief Officer - Development
- Email: sara.redmond@alliance-scotland.org.uk
- Twitter: @redmond_kidd
Sara is Chief Officer of Development at the ALLIANCE, responsible for leading and continuing to shape the vision of the organisation.
Sara is responsible for developing the strategic direction of the organisation, overseeing the ALLIANCE’s portfolio of programmes. Central to this is ensuring a strong voice for disabled people, people living with long term conditions and unpaid carers and opportunity to influence change based on their lived experiences.
Sara’s work involves working closely with ALLIANCE members, developing innovative partnerships that show how change can be achieved, and promoting the role of the third sector as a key innovator and partner in realising Scotland’s national health and wellbeing outcomes.
Opinions written by Sara
Enabling individuals to be active participants in their health and wellbeing
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Our Chief Officer, Sara Redmond, spoke to Reform Scotland about the fundamental shifts required for effective public service reform.
Continue readingThe economic role of Scotland’s third sector in shaping health and social care
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The third sector’s economic contribution and development seems to be too often overlooked.
Continue reading‘Co-designing the National Care Service: aspiration rather than reality?’
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ALLIANCE Chief Officer, Sara Redmond, reflects on the co-design process of the National Care Service.
Continue readingBridging the gap: Addressing health inequalities in Scotland’s Primary Care
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The vital role of Community Link Workers and the challenges they face due to funding uncertainties.
Continue readingHow can Scotland lead in supporting the cost of living crisis?
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Chief Officer Sara Redmond outlines immediate need for targeted action and longer term solutions.
Continue readingThe National Care Service – an investment in our future
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The Health and Sports Committee call for views marks further progress in realising the ambitions for a National Care Service.
Continue readingInstead of ‘Living with COVID’, we need to be thinking about ‘Living well with COVID’.
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Sara Redmond discusses what the easing of COVID restrictions means for disabled people and people living with long term conditions.
Continue readingA new ALLIANCE management team: delivering the ALLIANCE vision
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New leadership are committed to delivering the ALLIANCE vision.
Continue readingLibraries are committed to delivering for Scotland’s communities
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Sara shares her thoughts on the recently published public library strategy and their contribution to health and wellbeing.
Continue readingPublic libraries improving community wellbeing
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Sara reflects on the ALLIANCE's role to demonstrate the important contribution our public libraries make to our population’s health.
Continue readingTogether we are a collective force for health and wellbeing
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Libraries, Health and Social Care and the ALLIANCE working together to celebrate the power of knowledge
Continue readingPeople and communities hold the key
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Sara Redmond reflects on the relationship between co-production and self management.
Continue readingWhat are we learning about co-production through self management?
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Looking at co-production as a key determinant of a culture favourable to self management.
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