Senate Council Membership

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Marion Andrews-Evans RN, BA, MBS, DHS, FCMI

Chair of South West Clinical Senate

Marion is the programme director (SRO) for the county's vaccination programme. She is also the ICS lead for Research and Evaluation.

Previously, Marion was the Executive Chief Nurse for Gloucestershire ICB where she was the lead for service quality, patient safety, and professional nursing. In this role she also led on Emergency Planning, Infection Control and Chaired the Safeguarding Partnership.

She has published work on understanding and learning from clinical service failure.

Marion is an Honorary Fellow of the University of Gloucestershire and has been a Nurse member of the South West Clinical Senate Council since 2013.

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Vice Chair of South West Clinical Senate

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David led a busy clinical
department, continues research in respiratory medicine and has published
widely. He lectures frequently around the world on COPD and asthma.
David is a member of the Board of Directors of the Global Initiative on Obstructive Lung Diseases (GOLD)
and of the GOLD Science Committee. Until recently he was an Associate Editor of Thorax.
David trained at Oxford and St Thomas Hospital Medical School: completing a D.Phil. in the Department of
Human Anatomy, Oxford, before finishing his clinical training at St Thomas. He completed his postgraduate
training in respiratory medicine at the Brompton Hospital. He was the Chairman and Clinical Expert for the
COPD Guideline Development Group of the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) in the UK. He was
Respiratory Clinical Lead for the NHS in the South West 2010-2015.

Debbie Rigby

Chair of Citizens' Assembly

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Debbie recently retired from the NHS where she worked for over 40 years. She still supports the seasonal COVID-19 vaccination programme in Mendip and visiting local care homes to offer booster vaccinations.

Debbie worked for many years for the Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group improving patient experience, safety, and quality of care.

Debbie is now the Chair of the South West Citizens' Assembly who form part of the wider Clinical Senate in the South West. Read more about the Citizens' Assembly here.

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Maggie Rae FFPH, FRCP (Hon) FRCP Edin, FRCPath (Hon), FFOM (Hon), FFSRH (Hon)

President of the RSM Epidemiology and Public Health Section, Deputy Director, Regional Public Health Programmes, NHS England, South West

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In addition to the above, Maggie is also Head of School for the SW Region Public Health Specialist Training.

Maggie has interests in health inequalities, infectious diseases, workforce, education, and standards setting for Public Health.

She is Head of the SW Academy of Population and Public Health and works for NHS England
with the SW Regional Public Health Team.

Maggie is a Visiting Professor of Public Health at the University of the West of England and the University of Exeter, has been a Director of Public Health twice, and has also led on Health Inequalities and Local Delivery at the Department of Health and Social Care.

She has several publications and has recently co-authored a
book on Healthcare Public Health.
Maggie recently demitted as President of the Faculty of Public Health and worked closely with the Academy of Royal Medical Colleges, Local Government Association and a wide range of partners who have interests
in Public Health. Maggie is committed to working with all 4 Nations of the UK and public health colleagues across the world to tackle poverty and inequalities.

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Bruce Daniel BSc, FIBMS

Head of Pathology NHS England, South West

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I am the Head of Pathology for the South-West region of NHS England and continue to be an HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist.

Previously I have been a Pathology service manager, a Pathology Incident Director across the Peninsula Pathology Network (Devon and Cornwall) during the covid pandemic, and a member of the Peninsula Pathology Network board.

During my career I have enjoyed roles as an imaging service manager, and as divisional manager of a clinical support services and cancer division, and a medicine and ED division. My current interests are in all things digital, “externalising pathology”, promoting the principle of “NHS Pathology” and the systems wide “effectiveness” of pathology services against wider clinical services for patients and the population.

Peter Davis MB ChB, MRCP(UK), FRCPCH, FFICM

Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Clinical Director, South West Paediatric Critical Care Operational Delivery Network

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After qualifying, trained in paediatrics, specialising in paediatric intensive care in UK, Canada and Australia, before returning home and starting as a consultant in Bristol in 2003. PICU clinical lead from 2007-2012, before taking on national roles with NHS England, the Paediatric Intensive Care Audit Network (PICANet) and the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit.

In 2020, appointed as inaugural Clinical Director of the South West Paediatric Critical Care ODN, as well as being the Chair of the Paediatric Critical Care Clinical Reference Group for NHS England over the time of the COVID-19 pandemic (April 2020- October 2022).

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Carol Stonham MBE, MSc, RN, Queen's Nurse

Respiratory nurse and CYP asthma clinical lead NHS Gloucestershire, Co-clinical respiratory network lead, NHS England SW, Policy lead PCRS.

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Following 26 years in nursing in general practice Carol now works at Gloucestershire ICB Respiratory Clinical Programme Group and is CYP Asthma Clinical Lead. Carol is also a co-clinical lead of the NHSE Southwest Respiratory Network.

Carol is past Executive Chair of PCRS – the first non-doctor and first female to take the chair. She is current Policy Lead for PCRS. Carol is a director of the UK Lung Cancer Coalition. She co-chairs the Lung Health Task Force early and accurate diagnosis group and is a member of the NHS Long Term Plan Breathlessness Diagnosis group.

Carol received Queen’s Nurse award in 2007 and in 2016 was awarded an MBE for Services to Nursing and Healthcare.

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Hannah Little RN, FdA, BA (Hons), MSc

Assistant Chief Nursing Officer, Cancer Services, North Bristol NHS Trust

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Hannah has a wide range of clinical, academic and system leadership experience relating to patient experience, safety, and quality.

She has worked in and with organisations across the West of England in roles such as Deteriorating Patient Lead, Lead Sepsis and AKI Nurse, QI Matron, Patient Safety Improvement Lead, Senior Project Manager, Senior Clinical Transformation Specialist, AMU Charge Nurse, and various other clinical roles in acute surgical specialties and the ICU.

Hannah is passionate about promoting a culture of continuous learning and collaborative improvement. She enjoys supporting and coaching others to lead positive change in health and social care.

X @HannahLittleRN

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-little-62a73450/

ResearchGate: www.researchgate.net/profile/Hannah-Little-19

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Clare Barlow MBBS BSc PhD FRCP

Consultant Medical Oncologist, Somerset Foundation Trust

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Dr Barlow is a consultant Medical Oncologist specialising in melanoma and ovarian cancer at Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, appointed in 2009.

She is the lead for the Trust Immunotherapy Service, Chair of the South West Immunotherapy Group, Immunotherapy representative for UK SACT Board and a Trustee for the IOCN (Immuno Oncology Clinical Network).

In other roles she is South West Peninsula Clinical Research Network gynaecological cancer sub-specialty research lead and a member of the South West Clinical Senate Council.

Dr Barlow is Principal Investigator for a portfolio of Phase II and Phase III clinical trials.

Dr Barlow trained at St George's Hospital, London. She was awarded a PhD in Molecular Pharmacology in 209 at the Institute of Cancer Research London.

Position Vacant

Programme Director – Research & Vaccinations, NHS Gloucestershire ICB

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Bernie Marden BSc MBBS MRCP FRCPCH LLM

Chief Medical Officer NHS Somerset

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Having attended medical school in London, Bernie trained in paediatrics in Wessex and Vancouver. Following his appointment as Consultant Neonatal Paediatrician in bath in 2004 he held a number of leadership roles including Head of Women and Children's, Chief Clinical Information Officer and ultimately, Medical Director of the Trust from 2017.

His passion for integrated care took him to an ICB role, currently as Chief Medical Officer in NHS Somerset since 2022. He has extensive board experience across the acute, community and independent sectors.

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Deputy Head of Clinical Development (Organisational Learning) | Paramedic

Alex Sharp MCPara

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I have worked in the ambulance service since November 2008 and been a registered paramedic since February 2013. I moved to a clinical leadership role in November 2016 and still clinically practice as a paramedic.

I am passionate about evidence based practice within the urgent and emergency care settings. outside work I am a keen outdoor enthusiast and can be found walking, climbing or kayaking.

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Matthew Boissaud-Cooke BMedSc (Hons), MB ChB (Hons), PGCert (Dist)

Neurosurgery Speciality Registrar (ST6), NHS England South West Leadership Fellow, Honorary Research Fellow (University of Plymouth), University Hospitals NHS Trust Plymouth

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I am a neurosurgery registrar based at Derriford Hospital. Alongside my clinical work, I am also an NHS England South West Leadership fellow and currently trying to investigate the impact of generational differences in the workplace.

I have previously worked as a Clinical Policy Lead in Specialised Commissioning (NHS England) and have a particular interest in the strategic organisation of the NHS.

Dr Stephen W Jones BSc MB BS MRCP FRCPCH

Consultant Paediatrician and Neonatologist (retired) Royal United Hospitals Trust Bath

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Consultant Paediatrician and Neonatologist (retired) Royal United Hospitals Trust Bath. Steve is an experienced Paediatrician and Neonatologist from Bath. He was clinical lead of the Western then South West Neonatal network for 15 years. Initially setting up the network in 2005 and then maintaining and developing the service.

He was a member of the National executive committee of the BAPM the national body of British neonatology including chairing working groups establishing national standards for therapeutic hypothermia and the operation and staffing of neonatal units. He was on the steering group of the Welsh governments review of neonatal services in Merthyr Tydfil and has undertaken a number of neonatal services across the country. He is currently the RCPCH Ambassador to the Salisbury Swindon and Bath ICB.

Mary Backhouse

GP

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Senate Council Membership

Marion Andrews-Evans RN, BA, MBS, DHS, FCMI

Chair of South West Clinical Senate

Position Vacant

Vice Chair of South West Clinical Senate

Debbie Rigby

Chair of Citizens' Assembly

Maggie Rae FFPH, FRCP (Hon) FRCP Edin, FRCPath (Hon), FFOM (Hon), FFSRH (Hon)

President of the RSM Epidemiology and Public Health Section, Deputy Director, Regional Public Health Programmes, NHS England, South West

Bruce Daniel BSc, FIBMS

Head of Pathology NHS England, South West

Peter Davis MB ChB, MRCP(UK), FRCPCH, FFICM

Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Clinical Director, South West Paediatric Critical Care Operational Delivery Network

Carol Stonham MBE, MSc, RN, Queen's Nurse

Respiratory nurse and CYP asthma clinical lead NHS Gloucestershire, Co-clinical respiratory network lead, NHS England SW, Policy lead PCRS.

Hannah Little RN, FdA, BA (Hons), MSc

Assistant Chief Nursing Officer, Cancer Services, North Bristol NHS Trust

Clare Barlow MBBS BSc PhD FRCP

Consultant Medical Oncologist, Somerset Foundation Trust

Position Vacant

Programme Director – Research & Vaccinations, NHS Gloucestershire ICB

Bernie Marden BSc MBBS MRCP FRCPCH LLM

Chief Medical Officer NHS Somerset

Deputy Head of Clinical Development (Organisational Learning) | Paramedic

Alex Sharp MCPara

Matthew Boissaud-Cooke BMedSc (Hons), MB ChB (Hons), PGCert (Dist)

Neurosurgery Speciality Registrar (ST6), NHS England South West Leadership Fellow, Honorary Research Fellow (University of Plymouth), University Hospitals NHS Trust Plymouth

Dr Stephen W Jones BSc MB BS MRCP FRCPCH

Consultant Paediatrician and Neonatologist (retired) Royal United Hospitals Trust Bath

Mary Backhouse

GP

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