Tony McKernan is an experienced Healthcare professional who has been working in the field of mental Health for 21 years. He completed his training in Belfast in 1987. After graduating with a B.A. (Hons) in Sports Science, he went into Healthcare Management, mental health for 7 years, he then moved to Surrey and into education progressing from head of year to head of school within 5 years. He then moved back to West Sussex to take up his former employment in mental health in 2004 where he is currently in post.
In 2002 he was employed by C.Q.C. as an inspector, working part time but taking part in approximately 200 inspections mainly in Adult Social Care. He was also recruited as a Specialist Advisor by CQC and was involved in large comprehensive NHS Mental Health Trust inspections across the country and remains on their list of inspectors. He has also launched an End of Life bespoke advance planning tool (Lastsay.co.uk)