Olly Benson

Olly Benson

Current work

Since September 2021 I have worked for the Public Participation Team at NHS England to improve how the NHS works with the people and communities that it serves.

Prior to that, I worked for the Horizons team at NHS England, where I was responsible for the School for Change Agents and other projects; particularly around creating opportunities for large-scale virtual participation.

Volunteering

For four years until March 2022, I was a non-executive director of Democracy Club, a social enterprise using digital tools to promote democratic participation in the UK. I'm now keen to find other trustee/non-exec roles in social enterprises or charities.

I'm also interested in short term consultancy volunteering opportunities, particularly with small charities looking to fundamentally rethink how they deliver what they do.

Heart defect

I have a congenital heart defect, and since 2005 I have had an ICD fitted.