Philip Winterbottom
Head of safeguarding and protection
Cygnet Healthcare
Philip Winterbottom has worked as a registered nurse and manager for more than 15 years in various mental health and social care settings. In the past few years, he has held dedicated UK-wide safeguarding roles for the two largest independent mental health providers. He teaches safeguarding leadership to master’s students as an honorary fellow at the Institute for Health and Social Care, Buckinghamshire New University. He is vice-chair of the NHSE Safeguarding Adults National Network, chairs the Independent Health Providers Safeguarding Forum and represents the independent sector in a number of national forums and reference groups.
Philip Winterbottom is chairing the following sessions on Wednesday 23 October:
Demystifying strategic national and regional safeguarding arrangements for children; key messages for nursing practice
Suicide awareness and prevention for the nursing workforce
Philip Winterbottom is speaking at the following session on Wednesday 23 October:
Safeguarding across the life course: does transitional safeguarding hold the key to a different future or do we need to go further?