Sara Betsworth is the Stroke Delivery Lead for the Stroke Association in the East of England. She has worked for the charity in the region for almost ten years in a variety of roles, overseeing service development and delivery, and working with partners towards improved pathways and provision. Prior to that she worked for 13 years in grant making, collaborating to design and roll-out strategic programmes and fund innovative projects to tackle disadvantage in health, education, the environment and to support the work of the voluntary sector. Previous roles were in housing and administration within social care.