Dame Carol has led the Board of Trustees as Chair of the Centre for Ageing Better since 2019 and is also Chair of the British Library and Think Ahead, the Government’s training programme for Mental Health Social Workers.
In 2019, with drug-related deaths at an all-time high, she was appointed to lead a major independent review of the impact of illicit drugs on society, publishing hard-hitting Parts in 2020 and 2021. She successfully galvanised commitment to a cross-government approach and additional funding to tackle drug misuse, with a new holistic strategy to address the various challenges.
She has also led three influential independent reviews: on the impact on employment prospects for people battling drug addiction, alcohol addiction or obesity; on health, work, and wellbeing; and on sickness absence - all affecting productivity.
