Having a seat at the right table at the right time is a thread that has run through RoSPA’s policy work for decades, says Dr Karen McDonnell.

As a membership organisation with a truly global reach, having the right conversation at the right time about the prevention agenda provides opportunities to influence and effect change - more lives free from serious accidental injury through the exchange of life enhancing knowledge and skills by using our voice and echoing those of our members.

Members’ voices add value to our work by providing new perspectives on our policy priorities, focusing on people, and not simply that ‘part’ of the person that comes to work on a daily basis but considering each person as a ‘whole person’ with a ‘whole life’, and making the case that it is increasingly important to understand the workforce from that perspective.