Meet the team

The Senior Team

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Chief Executive Officer – Lindsay Perryman

The Senior Team report directly to Lindsay. Lindsay reports directly to the Chair of Trustees.

About Lindsay

Lindsay was Executive Director at the Meath before being appointed CEO in August 2017.
Lindsay qualified as a nurse for people with learning disabilities in the 90’s and has worked successfully in this field for 28 years.
Having worked in many care sectors; not for profit, private, the NHS and Social Services Lindsay has the insight, strength of knowledge and skills to be able to further lead the Meath Epilepsy Charity to flourish and thrive while keeping the needs of the people we support at the forefront of all progress.
Leader of the senior team.

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Meet the team:

The Meath Epilepsy Senior Leadership (Click image to enlarge)

Lindsay Perryman

Head of Residential Services

Tracy – Registered Manager and overall responsibility for all aspects of Residential services

Tracy Toth

Tracy has worked in the social care sector for 15 years working her way up from Support Worker to Head of Residential Services. She has worked with various levels of learning disability, complex medical needs, and the Elderly throughout her career. She is able to adapt to all working needs from high complex medical needs through to supporting residents in supported living. Due to working for many years in Cairo Egypt at a nursery school, she made the decision to work within the care industry upon her return to the UK.
Prior to joining the Meath, she supported Managers in opening up new builds from purpose built complex accommodation to supported living flats. She has been involved in carrying out in depth assessments for prospective residents..
Tracy has been a qualified trainer to ensure all induction class room training was delivered to a high standard including manual handling, and nonviolent crisis intervention (which later transferred to NAPPI).
Tracy has gained a vast amount of knowledge, skill and qualifications to empower, lead and mentor staff within their role. She has hosted successful CQC inspections ensuring full compliance across all areas, in her previous role.
A member of the Meath Senior Leadership Team.

Tracy Toth
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Head of Operations and HR

Jo – Overall responsibility for HR, and Operations (Day Services, IT, Estates, Changing Perceptions)

Joanne Axton

Jo has worked in the social care sector for 20 years working her way up from Support Worker to Managing Director of a Care Consultation Company.
Jo has a background of working with Children with LD, Mental Health, Autism and complex needs including epilepsy.
Throughout Jo’s years of working in the industry she has successfully changed services from closure to become compliant in CQC in all areas and has made them more financially viable.
Jo is driven in her role by the people we support and aims at all times to get the best out of the Care Teams in order to ensure that the residents receive the very best care, encouragement and support we can offer.
A member of the Meath Senior Leadership Team.

Joanne Axton
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Head of Fundraising & Communications

Tania – Overall responsibility for Fundraising, Communications and Media.

Tania Cantoni

Tania was a senior Ladies wear buyer for Marks and Spencer for eighteen years but has spent the last fifteen years working in fundraising and marketing.
Fundraised and project managed two capital projects at St Peter’s Catholic School in Guildford, namely a £5m Sixth Form Centre and £3m Theatre.
Tania then moved into the charity sector as Head of Fundraising & Communications for a charity supporting children and young people with disabilities achieving record breaking income, as well as successfully fundraising and project managing an appeal for a new sensory suite for the charity.
Tania is now responsible for the cross curricular running of the fundraising and marketing functions at The Meath Epilepsy Charity, leading the team forward at a time of exciting development and growth for the charity.
A member of the Meath Senior Leadership Team.

Tania Cantoni – MinstF
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E: taniac@meath.org.uk

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Head of Compliance and Training (including Health Care Team)

Michelle – Overall responsibility for Training, Compliance and Quality Assurance

Michelle Plumb

Michelle has worked in social care for over 20 years and has been at The Meath for 22 years.
Having started as a support worker, Michelle has been instrumental in developing the excellent Training Programme at The Meath.
Michelle is a QCF assessor and IQA (Internal Quality Assurer) She is competent in assessing House Managers and other staff and is now responsible for Quality Audit, Training and Compliance which is her area of expertise.
A member of the Meath Senior Leadership Team.

Michelle Plumb
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Head of Finance

Helen – Overall responsibility for Finance

Helen Osborne

Helen started her working life with the Co-operative Insurance Society and worked there for 9 years before leaving to raise a family.
During the time spent not working Helen studied and completed a BSC (hons) degree in Health Studies at Chichester University.
Prior to joining the Meath, Helen worked for the Social Services department of Worcestershire County Council. Her role was to provide admin support with contracts for organisations offering voluntary and support services in the community.
Helen joined the Meath in 2000 and became Finance Manager in 2004, stepping down in 2016 to take reduced working hours.
In January 2020 Helen returned to the role as Head of Finance.
A member of the Meath Senior Leadership Team.

Helen Osborne
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Trustees

Dr Jonathan Moore, Chair of Board of Trustees

I was brought up in Malaya, and then in NE Hampshire in the 1960’s. I’m now 65 years old and a retired General Practitioner from Bentley Village Surgery, Nr Farnham. I’ve been married to Claire for 42 years, we met at Guy’s Hospital, London where we both trained. I spent six years in the Regular Army as a Doctor, three of which were in Hong Kong as Regimental Medical Officer to a Gurkha Regiment.

Mark Dumas

Mark worked in commodities for 24 years. He was a main board director of ED & F Man, which became Man PLC.
Mark subsequently became involved in property and is now Vice President of the supervisory board of DOM Development SA, a publicly quoted house developer on the Warsaw, Poland, Stock Exchange.

Tim Bloomfield

Tim is a chartered Surveyor who spent his career dealing with commercial property, both as an adviser and latterly as a developer. He also acted as a Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors panel Arbitrator. Married with two children, he is a Trustee of a local charity and until recently was a Parish Councillor.

Anna Coss

Anna was Head of Strategic Commissioning and Performance Development for Adult Services at West Sussex County Council and chaired their Safeguarding Board until she retired in March 2009.

Robin Gourlay

Robin spent 35 years as an Executive for the BP Group. Between 1995 and 2003, he was Chairman of Anglian Water PLC and the Rugby Group PLC.

Malcolm Ring

Malcolm was a solicitor, having been a partner with Taylor Wessing LLP in London for more than thirty years.

Tony Robin

Tony worked for over 35 years as an Institutional Stockbroker, 18 of which were on the floor of the London Stock Exchange. He was a Director of Hoare Govett for his last 15 years. In retirement he has been a Trustee of the charity CHANCE for Nepal. He has two children and lives locally.

Graham Healy

Graham is a Chartered Accountant, who retired in 2015 as a partner of Smith & Williamson in Guildford, after more than 30 years. He has over 20 years experience as a Trustee of various Surrey-based charities, and is also involved with several local charities in Wonersh, where he has lived since 1992.

Penny Wade

Penny graduated in natural science and spent 30 years working in the energy and information sectors. She advises with Waverley Citizens Advice. A keen walker, Penny has lived in Godalming with her husband for 28 years and has 3 children.

The Meath Board of Trustees Committee Organigram

Board of Trustees and Committee

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Patrons

Rt. Hon Jeremy Hunt MP

Rt. Hon Jeremy Hunt MP

HM Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey, Michael More-Molyneux

HM Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey, Michael More-Molyneux

Baroness Parminter

Baroness Parminter

John Jeffrey MBE

John Jeffrey MBE

Dr Colin Stokes MBE

Dr Colin Stokes MBE

Richard Lockwood

Richard Lockwood

Lesley Lockwood

Lesley Lockwood

Skills Centre

Joanne Axton

Head of Operations and HR
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Janine Trow

Manager
Skills Centre
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Helen Albany

Deputy Manager
Skills Centre
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Skills Centre, Social Enterprises, Estates & Domestic Teams

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Health Care Team

Epilepsy Liaison Nurse

Epilepsy and Health Liaison Nurse Annie P. looks after the complex epilepsy review and management of all residents at the Meath. Services include:

Weekly clinic
Epilepsy care planning and rescue protocols
Health care and welfare advice
Ensuring close links with local Neurology and other specialist hospital services
Report writing for clinical reviews
Ongoing epilepsy reviews with each resident
Epilepsy assessment and report writing for social and medical review
Liaison and reports for secondary/tertiary care, Neurologist/Epileptology
pressions across the country
Clinical teaching and training for staff
Care and emergency seizure management
Coordinates the external epilepsy trainer

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Annie P.

Holistic Health Care

In addition to our dedicated Epilepsy Liaison Nurse, Neuro-Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapist, our Holistic Health Service also includes:

Twice weekly visits from our dedicated GP Dr Steve Simons from The Mill Medical Practice, Godalming. Dr Simons completes/updates a Health Action plan after every annual medical examination. This involves input from house staff and other health professionals. If the resident has a VNS device fitted, they can be seen at a regular VNS clinic held at The Meath attended by Cathy Queally, Epilepsy Nurse Specialist, Kings College Hospital, London.
Weekly Chiropodist appointments, with freelance practitioner available upon request via House Managers and Physiotherapy.

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Physiotherapy Service

JoJo works closely with our healthcare team and care staff to ensure that each individual reaches their full physical potential. The emphasis is on a holistic approach as well as educational. Individuals with neurological problems and epilepsy often need ongoing therapy.
Our Physiotherapy services include:

1:1 assessment and treatment
Hydrotheraphy
Home exercise and stretches
24-hour postural management
Specific exercise plans in the Meath Gym
Swimming
Yoga
Splinting
Orthotics
Manual Handling advice

Everyone will have a full assessment and a treatment plan in place to support ongoing physical wellbeing. The Physiotherapy department works closely with outside agencies, including wheelchair services, special seating, Orthotics, Orthopaedic and Neurology services, Speech and Language service and splinting support through hospital Occupational Therapy.

Alexandra Newman (JoJo)

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Occupational Therapy

As an integral part of our Health Care Team, Occupational Therapist Sybella Wilson, supported by experienced Therapy Assistants, works with interested individuals and groups across the Meath to ensure that everyone is encouraged towards reaching their own individual potential.

Sybella helps residents and those who support them to develop person-centred therapeutic aims and objectives that are realistic and achievable.

Having on-site Occupational Therapy ensures a fast response to referral plus specific clinical knowledge.