Diane Singleton was a district nurse before becoming lead nurse for older people at Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust in 2001. She spent 11 years developing the Liveability service, which aims to increase older people’s physical fitness and independence, and recently won the Claire Rayner patient’s choice award 2012. She spoke to Ruth Williams

IF THE ethos of the Liveability service could be summed up in one word it would be ‘prevention’, a concept that has been Diane Singleton’s inspiration throughout her career, as well as the driving force behind, and motivation to continue, a programme that aims to improve older people’s quality of life.