Alan Watson
As an inspector for social services, Alan led national inspections on mentally-disordered offenders and compulsory mental health admissions. In 2005 he was seconded to work with the Healthcare Commission (now the Care Quality Commission) on the development of mental health improvement reviews, a new approach to evaluating mental health services for which he developed the assessment framework and tested the methodology in pilot sites throughout the country. Alan also has extensive experience of strategic planning and service development across all social services functions, including joint planning with health authorities and the voluntary sector.
