Our Team

Paul is a qualified engineer & former retail management professional. He discovered social care work late in life, first as a support worker in a residential setting , then moved to domiciliary care work.

Paul is passionate about care workers, and wanted to do something to support them and to bring greater recognition to the work they do. 

In 2016 Paul established and founded the National Association of Care & Support Workers.

 NACAS is  now recognised by social care stakeholders as the UK independent professional body for care workers

James is an Economics graduate and Chartered Accountant, who has spent more than 20 years working in: Financial Services, Consultancy, and Retail Banking. In 2018, James took the brave decision to move out of the Corporate world and into Social Care. "Having seen family members and friends struggle to get even adequate care at home, I knew there must be a better way," and so after 2 long years of research & planning, James opened the doors of JAM CARE in early 2020. 

James wants to see care & support workers recognised for the highly skilled work they do. "Our colleagues are our most precious asset, we should be investing in them, nurturing them, and rewarding them brilliantly, its a tragedy we lose care colleagues to Retail & Hospitality. I'm privileged to be on the NACAS Board, & to have the opportunity to represent our amazing industry & our amazing colleagues, and I'll be fighting for us to get the recognition we so richly deserve every single day."  

 Sam is the CEO of H1 Healthcare Group.  The group's companies include H1 Healthcare nursing agency, Homecare Scotland and Qintil Learning Technology and together they employ over 500 care and support workers.   His passions include professional development, workplace transformation, culture and engagement.

Sam has worked with and managed businesses in health and care for 18 years in the UK and Australia.  As an employer, he believes in helping people maximise their skills and to work in a way that suits their personal needs and aspirations, putting fairness and support at the heart of work.

Sam leads NACAS's membership growth strategy and is a member of the board of directors. 

Mike is a qualified nurse, trainer and consultant in adult social care with over 40 years in health/care related roles. He has  worked in hospitals, residential settings, local authorities,  supported living and domiciliary care. Roles have included  registered manager, learning and development lead and  trainer, before most recently moving into freelance work,  providing care companies with compliance, performance  management and mentoring support. He fully supports the  

view that care workers deserve far greater recognition and support for their roles, and ardently believes quality care is  driven by engaging the collaboration and support of those who  provide that care. 

“I believe the future of social care lies in the recognition of the social care work force as professionals in their own right, and  am honoured to be asked to join NACAS in promoting that aim.”

Mike leads on NACAS' development & training aims and is a member of the board.

 Suzanne is a South-African who divides her time between the UK and South-Africa.  She started her training as a live-in carer on her 23rd birthday in 2003 and has been at it (mostly) since then.  She initially trained in Fashion Design and Patternmaking but soon realised that she wanted a more meaningful career path and it was actually in design school that she learned about the care industry.  She is passionate about care workers, and finding them a rightfully respected professional place in society. 

 Tom has been working in care sector since March 1998, my current role is Care Assistant working  Waking Nights in a small care home in Oxfordshire.  Previously I have worked as Support Worker for housing association and a domiciliary care service,  also as a healthcare assistant in a NHS community hospital, and as care leader and care assistant in  care home.  

When am not working, I can be found studying course ever though distance learning or at local  further education college or volunteering.