Jez Buffin

Background

Jez comes from an academic background in law and social work. He has worked in a range of social care settings including: substance misuse; mental health; homelessness; learning disabilities; and equality and diversity.

From 1993 - 2000 Jez worked as a senior manager at the Lifeline Project. He was seconded to the Centre for Ethnicity and Health in 2000 and took up a permanent post within the University in 2005.

Main areas of interest:

- Community Engagement
- Equality, diversity and human rights
- Substance misuse
- Mental health
- Community cohesion
- Social inclusion

Publications:

Sherlock, K. Choudary, M. Patel, K. Buffin, J. (1997) The Drugs Service Needs of South Asian Communities in Cheetham Hill, Manchester Lifeline, Manchester

Bashford, J.  Buffin, J.  Patel, K. (2003) Community Engagement, Report 2: The Findings The Centre for Ethnicity and Health

Tyrer, D. Buffin, J. Prinjha, N. (2004) Promoting Race Equality in Drugs Services: A Report for Manchester Drug and Alcohol Action Team Manchester Drugs and Race Unit

Patel, K. Buffin, J. Underwood, S. Khurana, J. McQuade, C. Brako, M. Keeling, P. Crawley, H. Fountain, J. (2004) Young Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Greater London: Vulnerability to Problematic Drug Use The Greater London Authority

Buffin, J. (2005) A Consultation With Under-Represented and ‘Hard to Reach’ Groups About What the Core and Development Standards Mean to Them: A Report for the Healthcare Commission, The Centre for Ethnicity and Health

Buffin, J. Kramer, R. (2006) Connected Care Audit, Owton Ward: An Interim Report of the Connected Care Audit Conducted by Residents of Owton Ward The Centre for Ethnicity and Health

Carradice-Barker, M., Miah, J., Buffin J, (2006) Using Community Engagement to Increase the Uptake of health and Social Care Higher Education Courses by Young People in the North West of England The Centre for Ethnicity and Health

Fountain, J. Patel, K. Buffin, J. (2007) Community Engagement: The Centre for Ethnicity and Health Model.  In Domineg, D. Fountain, J. Schatz, E. Bröring, G (eds) Overcoming Barriers: Migration, marginalisation and access to health services.  Amsterdam, Amsterdam Oecumenisch Centrum (AOMC)/Correlation network for social inclusion and health