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Rachel Allen-Ashcrof
Rachel Allen-Ashcrof

My professional background is as an Adult Nurse and Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Intensive Care Medicine and Acute and Emergency Medicine. I have undertaken many roles within the National Health Service ranging from Band 5-Band 8A.
I have been teaching and delivering both Undergraduate and Postgraduate Advanced Practice Education
I am currently the Academic lead for CPD and Health Partnerships in the School of Nursing and Midwifery. I am responsible for supporting both small- and large-scale collaborative projects and support the work of the school in redesigning its CPD portfolio.

Julie Dixon
Julie Dixon

Registering as a mental health nurse in 1996, Julie Dixon started her career as a Community Mental Health Nurse, where she progressed to Team Leader in 2002. Moving to work in higher education she has over 20 years of academic experience, with a variety of opportunities in relation to advancing her own learning, teaching and research portfolios. Julie started work at the NMC in February 2021 and is continuing her self-development and awareness of global, national and local agendas, she continues to work part-time as a Bank Nurse within a mental health trust. 

Julie stepped into the role of Programme Lead in March 2025, energised by the chance to shape future mental health care. She’s passionate about creating learning environments that spark curiosity, sharpens critical thinking, and builds confident, compassionate practitioners. 

Katie Reed
Katie Reed
Katie is a UK trained nurse and midwife who practised in England and Canada. After completing an MSc in Health Education, she spent nine years working on malaria control, mainly in Sub Saharan Africa. In 1999 she returned to the UK and took up a Research post at The University of Manchester studying for a PhD and working as a nurse in primary care. Since 2005 she has developed, taught, and managed online teaching and learning for the University of Manchester, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, London School of Hygiene and iheed.  She passionately believes in the power of education to transform lives and health care.  Katie has worked as a developer and tutor for iheed since 2016 on a number of courses. 

Small Things, Big Difference is a four-part webinar series, delivered by iheed in partnership with London South Bank University, designed to support you over four months with practical tools, honest conversations, and expert insight.
Starting with your own well-being and expanding into key patient-focused topics, this free series will help you build resilience, confidence, and impact in your daily practice.

Session 3: Caring for an ageing Mind


The population of the world is ageing, and with that comes a significant risk of mental health conditions, such as anxiety and depression. The WHO has recently launched the 'Decade of healthy ageing (2021-2030)', and in our session we will explore risk factors, including loneliness and isolation, as well as strategies to prevent and promote mental well- being. We will consider the implications for mental health services, as well as reflecting on what this means for the wider community.

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