My NHS colleague and friend, Caroline Evans, who has died aged 56, was an occupational therapist who became a senior manager in community services.
Born and brought up in Penrith, Cumbria, Caroline was the daughter of Lorna (nee Mills), a care home matron, and John Sharpe, a policeman. From Queen Elizabeth grammar school she went on to study for an occupational therapy diploma at Liverpool Institute of Higher Education.
