On Sunday 4th May I am running The Great Birmingham Run, 10k. I started couch to 5k back in Spring 2024 and really want to put myself to the test with my first 10k.

The Charity I'm running for is Caring Minds, which is the charity for the mental health hospital I work for (Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust). I am a QI Lead working in Dementia, Frailty and Specialties; supporting projects to enhance mental health care in areas such as older adults, dementia, perinatal mental health, young mums, veterans etc.

I feel passionate about this charity as I love the Trust I work for and I am close to so many people who have been impacted by mental health (myself included, I'm not ashamed to say I'm currently seeing a grief counsellor myself).