Denise Platt

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Dame Denise Platt
FRSA
Dame Denise Platt
DBE, DSocSc. BSc.Econ. AIMSW. FRSA
Born (1945-02-21) 21 February 1945 (age 79)
NationalityBritish
OccupationBritish civil servant

Dame Denise Platt

Department of Health of the United Kingdom
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Education

She qualified in Medical social work in 1968.

Career

Her first job on qualifying was as a Medical Social Worker at the Middlesex Hospital in London. She has since held a variety of posts in hospital social work, local government and social care. These include Team Leader in the Social Work Department at Guy's Hospital, Principal Social Worker, Hammersmith Hospital, Director of Social Services, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and Head of Social Services at the Local Government Association. She is a past President of the Association of Directors of Social Services, and was Chair of the National Institute for Social Work.

Honours

She is also an honorary fellow of the Centre for Citizen Participation at

National AIDS Trust
, a member of the Independent Review Board of the Cheshire Fire and Rescue Services and a Trustee of NSPCC. Her personal interests include love of art and of opera, especially Wagner's Ring Cycle.

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