Meet the Helpline Team - Debra Ruddock

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“My career has always been in the health and social care industry from teaching children and adults with learning disabilities, to setting up new forms of daycare for people living with dementia, as well as care work for both adult social services and the private sector.

Today we say hello to Debra Ruddock, who joined the team in 2019.

“I moved to London from Yorkshire aged 16 to work on a youth training scheme. I worked in a school for children diagnosed with special educational needs, after a year I was supposed to go back to Yorkshire but I forgot as I was enjoying the scheme so much.

“My career has always been in the health and social care industry from teaching children and adults with learning disabilities, to setting up new forms of day care for people living with dementia, as well as care work for both adult social services and the private sector.

“Before joining PSPA I had recently worked in the information service for Age UK. I enjoy learning new things and extending my knowledge. Like a lot of people, I had not heard of PSP & CBD before I joined the Helpline team. It has been a learning curve and I have loved every minute of it. PSPA has such brilliant and knowledgeable people working here that no

question is silly, and they are all very supportive.

“I enjoy listening to people and as we don’t have a magic wand just listening and being there at the end of the phone for them, I feel helps. It is not always about the diagnosis and you learn something new every day.”

The PSPA Helpline is available 9am to 9pm, Monday to Friday on 0300 0110 122 or at [e-mail]