Daphne McKenna obituary

My wife, Daphne McKenna, who has died aged 65 in an accident, had a passionate, lifelong commitment to social work, child protection and mental health. She started out as a psychiatric nursing assistant at Cane Hill hospital, Surrey, in 1977, before moving to Lewisham social services in south London as a trainee social worker in 1979. Subsequent roles included team manager, child protection conference chair, independent reviewing officer and development lead for the Integrated Children’s S