Lesley Carter is the clinical lead for health influencing at Age UK where she heads up the professionals and practice team. This challenges poor practice with the objective of improving older people’s experiences in health and social care services. She also leads the Malnutrition Task Force, which works to raise awareness of malnutrition in older people, and provides strategic support and advice to a range of external bodies and independent initiatives. Before joining Age UK Lesley had a long career in nursing practice holding leadership roles in the NHS, Department of Health and in social care.