Jacqui Sarakbi started her career in clinical research and worked for many years in hospitals and universities both within Australia and the UK before joining the NHS. She has held roles within providers; commissioning roles at place, system and regional levels prior to joining the national NHSE UEC team. Her current role is Director of UEC and Mental Health (Unplanned Care) with the NHS Kent and Medway ICB working across UEC and Mental Health commissioning, transformation and improvement, as well as the Kent and Medway Operational Control Centre.