Fawn has a background in both healthcare research and front-line health and social care roles. After graduating with a BSc Psychology with Sociology degree, Fawn spent 3 years working at the University of Leicester. Based in the Department of Health Sciences, Fawn provided support to a number of research studies and evaluation projects that sought to improve local healthcare services. During this time Fawn also worked on a part-time basis as a Support Worker for adults with learning disabilities and as a Mental Health Recovery Worker. Fawn then spent 18 months working on an NHS inpatient assessment and treatment ward for people living with dementia, before returning to academic to complete a PhD. Fawn's PhD is focussed on occasions where care home residents are transferred to hospital. Alongside her PhD, Fawn is supporting other care home related research projects through her employment with the Clinical Research Network West Midlands. Here, Fawn is based in the ENRICH team (Enabling Research in Care Homes) that aims to increase the amount of research delivered in care homes.