Gary Wallace is Public Health Specialist of the Office of the Director of Public Health at Plymouth City Council. Gary began his career in Mental Health nursing before moving into the field of substance misuse and then to public health. In the course of his career he has held clinical, developmental, managerial, research and strategic roles and has contributed to policy development in a range of areas both nationally and internationally. In addition to work in the NHS, Gary also worked in the charitable sector for a number of years.
He is an Honorary University Fellow at the Plymouth University Peninsula School of Medicine and Dentistry and also a field supervisor for the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee.
He has a long standing interest in improving the commissioning and delivery of services for people with complex needs and multiple vulnerabilities.