Ruth Harrington

Ruth Harrington is an experienced professional in adult social care, currently serving as the Director of Adult Social Care for Adult Disabilities and South East Essex at Essex County Council since January 2022. Prior to this role, Ruth held various positions at Hertfordshire County Council, including Head of Community Commissioning for Adult Disabilities and Head of Community Wellbeing from September 2014 to January 2022. Ruth also served as Deputy Director for Winter Delivery at the Department of Health and Social Care from August 2020 to August 2021, focusing on Covid-19 and EU Brexit impact, and was Director of Operations at the Westminster Drug Project from September 2012 to September 2014. Earlier in the career, Ruth worked as Assistant Director of Operations at Richmond Fellowship and as Regional Manager at Alzheimer's Society. Educational qualifications include a Public Policy BA from the University of Southampton and earlier studies at Newcastle University and Brighton Hove and Sussex VIth Form College.