Fran Tummey has worked within the NHS for 21 years and her background is in mental health nursing. Her current role is as a Programme Specialist for NHS West Midlands Regional Development Centre and CAMHS Regional Development Worker for the National CAMHS Support Service.
Since coming into post in 2008, Fran has been working with comprehensive CAMH services across the region to deliver service improvement activities, particularly around the CAMHS proxy targets and improved access to CAMHs. 2010 also sees the support and challenge role continue for the next phase of TAMHS (targeted mental health in schools) pathfinders and a research study around transition from CAMHS to AMHS. Fran has the national lead for the NCSS for Early Intervention in Psychosis ensuring linkage around CAMHS and EI developments, including working with the national EI leads and NMHDU.
Other experience
Fran has experience as a clinician in adult mental health and child and adolescent mental health services, Dialectical Behaviour Therapist, manager of mental health services, service redesign and as a Senior Lecturer. She has worked in New Zealand in a CAMH service as a team manager and Clinical Nurse Specialist

Contact Fran:
Telephone: 07748932102
Email: fran.tummey@westmidlands.nhs.uk