Helen Rainey

Helen Rainey is a Lecturer at the University of the West of Scotland's School of Health and Life Sciences. She specializes in integrated care education and leadership, leading the MSc Leading People-centred Integrated Care and BA Integrated Health and Social Care programmes. Her work emphasizes student-centered learning and cross-sector collaboration to transform health and social care systems.

External roles include Senior Associate at the International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC) and External Examiner at the University of the Highlands and Islands (2018–2023). She collaborates internationally with organizations like Cummings Graduate Institute and supports global initiatives in Brazil, Seychelles, and Singapore.

Research focuses on organizational culture, workforce development in public services, and integration of health/social care systems. She co-authored key reports on CLI (Cultures and Leadership for Integration) and contributed to projects like the Transforming Together initiative in Sao Paulo.

Her educational background includes a transition from registered nursing (medical and stroke care) to academia in 2002. She advocates for recognizing hidden talent in public service workforces and fostering courageous leadership for 21st-century healthcare transformation.