Jane Southam

Jane has lived experience of long-term musculoskeletal pain and associated mental health issues. She is a carer for an older relative who has Alzheimer’s Disease.

Jane has 7 years PPI experience with the NHS, universities and her local Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). She has supported research and implementation projects, shared lived experience, participated in advisory groups and has been a co-applicant. She is a lay member at Keele University and the Midlands Public Health RESearch for Health Consortium (PHRESH). Jane recently helped to trial and launch a mobile phone app to assist patients in the self-management of low to medium back pain which is currently being used in GP practices.

Jane is passionate about closing the gap between research and healthcare to enable people to manage their health and wellbeing in a positive way.