Jan has worked as a public partner across PEDRI workstreams since January 2022.

She has been involved in many HDR UK initiatives including as a member of the Public Advisory Board and chaired the Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Award panel.

Jan is from Yorkshire and has a wide range of PPIE experience working with the National Institute for Health Research, NHS England, Health Research Authority, Cancer Research UK and MQ. She has also been part of DATAMIND for several years.

A passionate advocate for PPIE, Jan is committed to ensuring the voice of the public with lived experience is heard in all areas of data driven research and believes empowering the public will lead to better health care and treatments.