Russell Hogarth

<big>RUSSELL HOGARTH</big>
Biography
Russell Hogarth first started in Public Patient Involvement after his daughter was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis approximately 30 years ago. In 2002 he became vice-chair of a chronic pain community support charity that he helped run with Lancashire teaching hospitals. Russell retired from running his own successful business after 25 years to dedicate his time to voluntary, charity and community work. He became a board member for the physical disability partnership board and a community adviser for Skills for Care.
He also a director for 'Reading the World' an asset-based community creative writing group supporting the harder to reach in the community and seldom heard voices. He a director and community adviser for the National design in mental health network, specialising in the built environment to improve patient recovery. Russell now has a number of strategic advisory roles as a community member with organisations including, The Royal College of Psychiatrists, The College of Social work, The Higher Education Funding Council for England. He also advised the Health & Care professional council and the NHS medium secure mental health unit he hold a number of community advisory positions with organisations throughout the UK as well as in Africa, Nepal and India. Russell Hogarth is the volunteer coordinator for the National Forum for Health and well-being .
In 2012 he was awarded a university Honorary Fellowship in recognition for outstanding voluntary achievements with a special emphasis on mental health. In 2012 he became Chair of the UCLan Creative Communities Group and in 2013 UCLan Community Ambassador. He is also now the Engage UCLan Community engagement ambassador and that involves working directly with both the community and UCLan staff/student on a number of public engagement opportunities.
Public Engagement
In 2007 Russell became a member of the UCLan School of Health community advisory group and in 2008 he joined the UCLan community involvement team . In 2010-13 he went on to become the volunteer coordinator for the C.I.T and in 2011-14 Chair of independent community involvement team. In 2010-14 he chaired the annual one in four (1-in-4) mental health film Festival and world health organisation mental health day community event. In 2011-12 community adviser for the UCLan Preston Guild committee and in 2012 he became the chair of the UCLan Creative Communities Group. He also created the OFSTED recommended teddy bear clinic, a community /University student teaching programme. With community colleagues he helped design and deliver a community teaching experience to students in higher education. In 2012-14 he joined the NCCPE UK community Partner network and went on to become a working group member. He became involved and delivered UKCPN workshops in Edinburgh and Bristol. He has also helped to organise and deliver an international UKCPN summit in Bristol. In 2012 UCLan gave him the lead role for the annual Equality and Diversity community conference . The Creative Communities group that he chairs is a Pan-University group supporting University/Community public engagement in the Arts, Health, Education, the Built environment and Social Care. This community led group is supported by senior members of University staff/student Honorary Fellow and community ambassador and now has national and international representation.
He also a community/student enterprise mentor for the University of Central Lancashire/UNLtd program .
Public Motivation Engagement?
Russell Hogarth is passionate about developing community/universities partnerships to help give community members a common voice in HE. He believe the power of community partnership working can transform communities/ institutions and we can achieve more than if they stand alone. He also believes we can share skills and experiences to help with a better understanding of social issues and problems. The research programmes that he has been involved in benefit the very communities that we live and work in so it makes sense to work with community members as partners to share their personal preferences and gain from their experiences.
He has been in higher education for seven years as a community member/volunteer and throughout this time he experienced the delicate framework that exists within our higher education institutes. Russell is fortunate now to sit on a number of university strategic committees as an advisory community member and get my voice heard. Russell now has a unique position chairing a successful university creative communities group and has been given access to university facilities, its staff and students. In addition to having his own university office he has achieved associate staff status.
He has been awarded a fellowship in recognition of my voluntary achievements on behalf of the University. My passion now is to open the doors in higher education to other community members to follow in his footsteps. He would personally like to see a community member sitting at strategic staff meetings in every University, both nationally and internationally.
Russell has personally overcome hurdles and barriers to successful community/University partner working and he is happy to share his experiences to help university/community members develop a genuine and efficient partnership that utilises each other's expertise, skills and resources.

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