Amy Harmsworth

Amy Harmsworth is a Senior Consultant at the Institute of Public Care (IPC) affiliated with Oxford Brookes University. She joined IPC in 2022 after serving as Operational Manager for Commissioning in Adult Services at Cardiff Council, where she led initiatives for home care and care home commissioning. Previously, she held roles in London local authorities focusing on public health, including redesigning substance misuse services and managing contracts. At IPC, she specializes in consultancy projects such as cost-of-care analyses, policy development, and market position statements. She leads IPC’s Postgraduate Commissioning Course and actively contributes to training programs, emphasizing co-production with individuals with lived experience of care.

Her expertise spans adult social care commissioning, operational strategy, and collaborative service improvement. She has developed co-production guides and strategies to enhance stakeholder engagement. Amy’s work bridges academic and practical dimensions of public care systems, focusing on transparency, equity, and service optimization.