Our people

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Professor David Abbott

Professor David Abbott is Chair of the NIHR Research for Social Care Committee.

Professor Ashley Adamson

Professor Ashley Adamson is Director of the School for Public Health Research (SPHR).

Jennifer Allison

NIHR-wide functional Leader

Jennifer Allison is NIHR Associate Director of Nursing and Midwifery.

Professor Eric Alton

Professor Eric Alton is the chair of the NIHR ATMP Coordinating Group, an NIHR Senior Investigator, a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and leads Specialty Cluster B of the NIHR Clinical Research Network.

Dr Martin Ashton-Key

NIHR Coordinating Centre Senior Leader

Dr Martin Ashton-Key is Director and Clinical Advisor at the NIHR Coordinating Centre.

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Dr David Baghurst

NIHR Coordinating Centre Senior Leader

Dr David Baghurst is Director of Research Programmes, Infrastructure and Industry Engagement at the NIHR Coordinating Centre.

Dr Stephen Barclay

Dr Stephen Barclay is Chair of the East of England Regional Advisory Committee for NIHR Research for Patient Benefit.

Professor Yvonne Birks

Represents the NIHR research schools on the NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board

Professor Birks represents the three NIHR research schools on the NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board.

Anne Black

Anne Black is a member of the NIHR Advanced Therapy Medicinal Product (ATMP) Group and a Regional QA Specialist Pharmacist. She chairs the Pan UK ATMP Pharmacy Working group.

Professor Karen Bloor

Professor Karen Bloor is the Chair for NIHR's Policy Research Programme

Theo Bond

NIHR-wide functional Leader

Theo Bond is NIHR Head of Stakeholder Relations.

Professor Peter Bower

Professor Peter Bower is the NIHR Clinical Research Network National Specialty Lead for Health Services Research.

Lorraine Bridges

NIHR-wide functional Leader

Lorraine Bridges is NIHR Head of Campaigns and Deputy Director of Communications.

Professor David Burn

Professor David Burn is Pro-Vice Chancellor of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University and Chair of the NIHR Dementia Translational Research Collaboration.

Mary Buxton

NIHR-wide functional Leader

Mary Buxton is NIHR Head of Assurance.

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Professor Keith Channon

Professor Keith Channon is NIHR Emeritus Investigator, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Oxford and Chair of the NIHR-BHF Cardiovascular Partnership

Professor Lucy Chappell

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Professor Lucy Chappell is Chief Scientific Adviser to the Department of Health and Social Care and CEO of the NIHR.

Dr Cat Chatfield

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Dr Cat Chatfield is Editor in Chief of the NIHR Journals Library.

Alex Churchill

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Alex Churchill is a Deputy Director at the Department of Health and Social Care and Head of Commercial Clinical Trials.

Dr Lesong Conteh

Dr Lesong Conteh is deputy chair of the Independent Scientific Advisory Group for NIHR's Global Health Research Programme

Dr Lynsey Corless

Dr Lynsey Corless is the NIHR Clinical Research Network National Specialty Lead for Hepatology.

Dr Pippa Corrie

Dr Pippa Corrie is the NIHR Clinical Research Network National Specialty Lead for Late Phase and International Cancer Trials.

Professor Matthew Costa

Professor Matthew Costa is the NIHR Clinical Research Network National Specialty Lead for Injuries and Emergencies.

Dr Lisa Cotterill

NIHR Coordinating Centre Senior Leader,NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Dr Lisa Cotterill is an Executive Director at the NIHR Coordinating Centre.

Dr Keith Couper

Dr Keith Couper is chair for the Research for Patient Benefit West Midlands regional committee.

Siobhan Creanor

Siobhan Creanor is Chair of the South West Regional Advisory Committee for the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit Programme.

Professor Dame Nicky Cullum

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Professor Dame Nicky Cullum represents the NIHR Applied Research Collaborations on the NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board.

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Professor Sarah Danson

Professor Sarah Danson is the NIHR Clinical Research Network National Specialty Lead for Early Phase Cancer Research.

Dr Angela Darekar

Dr Angela Darekar is the Lead for MRI Physics and Trust MR Safety Expert at University Hospital Southampton (UHS). She is also the CRN Wessex Local Imaging Champion and leads the NIHR Imaging Research Delivery Group, a subgroup of the NIHR Imaging Group.

Professor Roshan das Nair

Professor Roshan das Nair is Chair of the East Midlands Regional Advisory Committee for the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit Programme.

Professor Brian Davidson

Professor Brian Davidson is Chair of the London Regional Advisory Committee for the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit Programme.

Dr Mary De Silva

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Dr Mary De Silva is Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser to the Department of Health and Social Care.

Professor Waljit Dhillo

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Professor Waljit Dhillo is Dean of the NIHR Academy and serves on the NIHR Board as Scientific Director for Research Capacity and Capabilities.

Professor Paul Dimitri

Professor Paul Dimitri is the NIHR Clinical Research Network National Specialty Lead for Children and Young People.

Dr Richard Dudley

NIHR Coordinating Centre Senior Leader

Dr Richard Dudley is Director of Digital Operations and Data at the NIHR Coordinating Centre.

Professor Justin Durham

Professor Justin Durham is Chair of the Yorkshire and North East Regional Advisory Committee for NIHR Research for Patient Benefit.

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Jessica Eaton

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Jessica Eaton represents early career researchers on the NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board.

Jennifer Ekelund

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Jennifer Ekelund is NIHR Head of Sustainability.

Dr Martin Elliott

Dr Martin Elliott is the NIHR Clinical Research Network National Specialty Lead for Children and Young People’s Cancer.

Professor Ruth Endacott

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member,NIHR-wide functional Leader

Professor Ruth Endacott is NIHR Director of Nursing and Midwifery.

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Professor Andrew Farmer

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Andrew Farmer is Director of the Health Technology Assessment Programme.

Professor Brian Ferguson

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Brian Ferguson is the Director of the Public Health Research Programme.

Dr José-Luis Fernandez

José-Luis is Director of the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Adult Social Care (ASCRU)

Professor Nadine Foster

Professor Nadine Foster is an NIHR Professor of Musculoskeletal Health in Primary Care

Sarah Fryett

NIHR-wide functional Leader

Sarah Fryett is NIHR Head of Web Communications.

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Chris Gale

Chris Gale is the Chair of the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) London Regional Advisory Committee.

Professor Peter Goadsby

Professor Peter Goadsby is the NIHR Clinical Research Network National Specialty Lead for Neurological Disorders.

Professor Vicky Goh

Professor Vicky Goh is Chair of Clinical Cancer Imaging and Honorary Consultant Radiologist and leads the NIHR Imaging Workforce Delivery working group, a subgroup of the NIHR Imaging Group.

Professor Steve Goodacre

Professor Steve Goodacre is a clinical academic in emergency medicine and researcher in emergency care. His professional activities include:- Chair, NIHR Health Technology Assessment Clinical Evaluation and Trials Board, NIHR Senior Investigator, Consulting Editor, Annals of Emergency Medicine and ScHARR Director of Research.

Professor Anthony Gordon

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Professor Anthony Gordon is Director of the National Research Collaboration Programme.

Joanna Gray

Joanna Gray leads the NIHR ATMP Governance and Infrastructure Group and is currently the Clinical Manager of the NIHR / WT Birmingham CRF at University Hospitals Birmingham.

Zoe Gray

NIHR-wide functional Leader

Zoe Gray is NIHR Deputy Director for Public Partnerships.

Professor Uta Griesenbach

Professor Uta Griesenbach is a Professor in Molecular Medicine at Imperial College London, President of the British Society for Gene and Cell Therapy and non-executive Director of the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult. She is a member of the NIHR Advanced Therapy Medicinal Product (ATMP) Group, leading projects aimed at education and workforce development for ATMP research.

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Hayley Hall

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Hayley Hall is NIHR Public Contributor representative on the NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board.

Dr Matthew Hallsworth

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member,NIHR-wide functional Leader

Dr Matthew Hallsworth is NIHR Director of External Affairs and Strategic Partnerships.

Professor Kara Hanson

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Professor Kara Hanson is Director of the Global Health Research Programme.

Professor Chris Hatton

Professor Chris Hatton is Deputy Chair of the Research for Social Care Committee.

Professor Elaine Hay

Professor Elaine Hay is Director of Programme Grants for Applied Research

Cathie Henshall

NIHR-wide functional Leader

Cathie Henshall is NIHR Associate Director of Nursing and Midwifery.

Professor Catherine Hewitt

Professor Catherine Hewitt is a member of the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme Oversight Committee and is a HTA Commissioning Chair.

Professor Robert Hinchliffe

Professor Robert Hinchliffe is Chair for the Research for Patient Benefit South West region.

Professor Mark Hull

Mark Hull is Professor of Molecular Gastroenterology, and Honorary Consultant Gastroenterologist at the University of Leeds

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Candace Imison

NIHR-wide functional Leader

Candace Imison is NIHR Deputy Director for Dissemination and Knowledge Mobilisation.

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Professor Kate Jolly

Professor Kate Jolly is Chair of NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research subcommittee C

Professor Christina Jones

Professor Christina Jones is Chair of the South East and Central Regional Advisory Committee for the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit Programme.

Kate Jones

NIHR Clinical Research Network Co-ordinating Centre Senior Leader

Kate Jones is the Director of Research Delivery at the NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN) Coordinating Centre.

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Professor Frank Kee

Professor Frank Kee is Chair of the Public Health Research Progamme Funding Committee

Lynn Kerridge

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member,NIHR Coordinating Centre Senior Leader

Lynn Kerridge is an Executive Director at the NIHR Coordinating Centre.

Angela King

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Angela King is NIHR Public Contributor representative on the NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board.

Dr David King

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member,NIHR Coordinating Centre Senior Leader

Dr David King is an Executive Director at the NIHR Coordinating Centre.

Professor Martin Knapp

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Professor Martin Knapp CBE is Director of the Research Programme for Social Care.

Dr Joanna Knee

NIHR-wide functional Leader

Dr Joanna Knee is Head of Business Transformation for the NIHR Digital, Data and Technology Office.

Professor Marian Knight

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Professor Marian Knight is Director of Programme Grants for Applied Research and serves on the NIHR Board as Scientific Director for NIHR Infrastructure.

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Rebecca Lawton

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Rebecca Lawton is Director of SafetyNet and represents NIHR Patient Safety Research Collaborations on the NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board.

Dr Richard Lee

Dr Richard Lee is the NIHR Clinical Research Network National Specialty Lead for Screening, Prevention and Early Detection of Cancer

Professor Nick Lemoine

NIHR Clinical Research Network Co-ordinating Centre Senior Leader

Professor Nick Lemoine is Strategic Development Director at the NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN) Coordinating Centre.

Professor Nick Levell

Prof Nick Levell is the NIHR Clinical Research Network National Specialty Lead for Dermatology.

Professor Mike Lewis

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Professor Mike Lewis is Director of the Invention for Innovation (i4i) Programme and serves on the NIHR Board as Scientific Director for Innovation.

Professor Carrie Llewellyn

Professor Carrie Llewellyn is Chair of the South East and Central Regional Advisory Committee for the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit Programme.

Professor Stuart Logan

Professor Stuart Logan is Professor of Paediatric Epidemiology and Director of the NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care South West Peninsula.

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Professor Geraldine Macdonald

Professor Geraldine Macdonald is the NIHR Clinical Research Network National Specialty Lead for Social Care.

Professor Eamonn Maher

Professor Eamonn Maher is the NIHR Clinical Research Network National Specialty Lead for Genetics.

Professor Jonathan Mant

Professor Jonathan Mant is Chair of NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research subcommittee B.

Professor Jill Manthorpe

Professor Jill Manthorpe is Director of the NIHR Policy Research Unit on Health and Social Care Workforce

Dr Gail Marzetti

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Dr Gail Marzetti is Director of Science, Research and Evidence at the Department of Health and Social Care.

Professor Danny McAuley

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Professor Danny McAuley serves on the NIHR Board as Scientific Director for NIHR Programmes.

Professor Helen McShane

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Professor Helen McShane represents the NIHR Biomedical Research Centres on the NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board.

Nick Meade

Nick Meade is a member of the NIHR Advanced Therapy Medicinal Product (ATMP) Group and Joint Interim Chief Executive and Director of Policy Genetic Alliance UK.

Nicola Melody

NIHR Coordinating Centre Senior Leader

Nicola Melody is Director of Strategic Operations at the NIHR Coordinating Centre.

Caroline Moore

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Caroline Moore is a Fellow on placement in the Science, Research and Evidence (SRE) directorate at the Department of Health and Social Care (DSHC).

Professor Graham Moore

Professor Moore is the Chair of the PHR Funding Committee

Alice Mortlock

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Alice Mortlock is the Head of Research Capacity and Growth in the Science, Research and Evidence (SRE) directorate at the Department of Health and Social Care (DSHC).

Dr Esther Mukuka

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member,NIHR-wide functional Leader

Dr Esther Mukuka is NIHR Head of Research Inclusion.

Professor Kevin Munro

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Professor Kevin Munro is Director of the Research for Patient Benefit Programme.

Mr Jameel Muzaffar

Dr Jameel Muzaffar is the NIHR Clinical Research Network National Specialty Lead for Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases.

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Quinton Newell

NIHR Coordinating Centre Senior Leader

Quinton Newell is Director of Strategic Operations at the NIHR Coordinating Centre.

Professor Jane Nixon

Professor Jane Nixon is the National Clinical Speciality Lead for Wounds

Professor John Norrie

Professor of Health and Social Science Methodology

Professor John Norrie specialises in genetic, molecular and population health sciences at the Queen's University Belfast.

John Nother

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member,NIHR-wide functional Leader

John Nother is the Chief Digital Officer for NIHR.

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Elaine O'Flynn

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Elaine O'Flynn is Interim Director of Communications for NIHR.

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Ben Patient

NIHR Coordinating Centre Senior Leader

Ben Patient is Director of HealthTech and NIHR Head of Intellectual Property and Commercial.

Professor Peymané Adab

Professor Peymane Adab is Chair of the Public Health Research Programme Funding Committee.

Professor Thomas Pinkney

Professor Thomas Pinkney is the NIHR Clinical Research Network National Specialty Lead for Surgery.

Dr Dani Preedy

NIHR Coordinating Centre Senior Leader

Dr Dani Preedy is Director of Research Programmes at the NIHR Coordinating Centre.

Professor Chris Price

Professor Chris Price is the NIHR Clinical Research Network's National Specialty Lead for Stroke.

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Professor Terry Quinn

Professor Terry Quinn is the interim NIHR Clinical Research Network National Specialty Lead for Ageing.

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Professor Najib M Rahman

Najib Rahman NIHR Clinical Research Network National Specialty Lead for Respiratory Disorders.

Professor Rosalind Raine

Professor Rosalind Raine represents the NIHR Applied Research Collaborations on the NIHR Strategy Board

Professor Tracy Roberts

Professor Tracy Roberts is Chair of NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research subcommittee A

Professor Catherine Robinson

Professor Catherine Robinson is Deputy Director and Training Lead of the NIHR School for Social Care Research at the University of Manchester.

Professor Peter Robinson

Professor Peter Robinson is the NIHR Clinical Research Network National Specialty Lead for Oral and Dental Health

Professor Tom Robinson

Professor Tom Robinson is currently Head of the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences and Professor of Stroke Medicine at the University of Leicester, as well as, an Honorary Consultant Physician in Stroke Medicine for University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Professor Lynn Rochester

Professor Lynn Rochester is the Specialty Cluster (Ageing, Dementias and Neurodegeneration, Neurological disorders and Genetics) and Alliance Lead at the NIHR Clinical Research Network.

Professor William Rosenberg

Professor William Rosenberg is the NIHR CRN Hepatology National Specialty Lead

Professor Martin Rossor

Professor Martin Rossor is the NIHR National Director for Dementia Research

Professor Kathy Rowan

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Professor Kathy Rowan is the Director of the NIHR Health and Social Care Delivery Research Programme.

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Professor Tracey Sach

Professor Tracey Sach is Chair of the East of England Regional Advisory Committee for the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit Programme.

Professor Anne GM Schilder

Professor Anne GM Schilder is an ENT surgeon and trialist.

Beth Scott

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Beth Scott is Deputy Director of Research Programmes in the Science, Research and Evidence (SRE) directorate at the Department of Health and Social Care (DSHC).

Professor Laura Shallcross

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Professor Laura Shallcross represents the NIHR Research Professors on the NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board.

Imogen Shillito

NIHR Clinical Research Network Co-ordinating Centre Senior Leader

Imogen Shillito is the Public Engagement Director at the NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN) Coordinating Centre.

Professor John Simpson

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Professor John Simpson is Director of the Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation programme.

John Sitzia

NIHR Clinical Research Network Co-ordinating Centre Senior Leader,NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

John Sitzia is the RDN Executive Director at the NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN) Coordinating Centre.

Jacky Smith

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Jacky Smith represents Clinical Research Facilities on the NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board.

Professor Tom Solomon

Professor Tom Solomon is Chair of the NIHR Research and Innovation for Global Health Transformation Funding Committee.

Professor Lesley Stewart

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Professor Lesley Stewart is the Director of the Evidence Synthesis Programme.

Richard Stubbs

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Richard Stubbs represents the Health Innovation Networks on the NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board.

Professor Charlotte Summers

Professor Charlotte Summers is the NIHR Clinical Research Network National Specialty Lead for Critical Care.

Professor Claire Surr

Professor Claire Surr is Chair of the NIHR Research Programme for Social Care funding committee.

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Jeremy Taylor

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member,NIHR-wide functional Leader

Jeremy Taylor OBE is NIHR Director for Public Voice.

Professor Stuart Taylor

Professor Stuart Taylor is Professor of Medical imaging within the Centre for Medical Imaging at University College London and is an NIHR Senior Investigator.

Professor Neil Thomas

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Professor Neil Thomas is Director of the NIHR Research Support Service National Collaborative.

Sarah Thomas

NIHR-wide functional Leader

Sarah Thomas is Head of NIHR Centre for Business Intelligence.

Peter Thompson

NIHR Coordinating Centre Senior Leader

Peter Thompson is Director of NIHR Academy Programmes.

Wendy Tindale

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Professor Wendy Tindale is the Director of the HealthTech Research Centre (HRC) network.

Dr Mark Toal

NIHR Strategy and Engagement Board Member

Dr Mark Toal is Deputy Director of Research Systems at the Department of Health and Social Care.

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Dr Andrew Ustianowski

Dr Ustianowski is Consultant in infectious diseases and tropical medicine at North Manchester General Hospital and the Deputy Clinical Director in LCRN Greater Manchester.

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Dale Vimalachandran

Dale Vimalachandran is the NIHR Clinical Research Network National Specialty Lead for Surgical Oncology.

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Professor Jonathan Wadsley

Professor Jonathan Wadsley is the NIHR Clinical Research Network National Specialty Lead for Cancer Radiotherapy and Imaging Research.

Professor David Wheeler

Professor David Wheeler is NIHR Clinical Research Network National Specialty Lead for Renal Disorders.

Prof John Wilding

Professor John Wilding is NIHR Clinical Research Network National Specialty Lead for Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders.

Alice Williams

Alice Williams is a member of the NIHR Advanced Therapy Medicinal Product (ATMP) Group and Head of Patient and Public Involvement (Innovation, Research and Life Sciences) at NHS England and Improvement.

Elaine Williams

NIHR Coordinating Centre Senior Leader

Elaine Williams is Director of Strategic Operations at the NIHR Coordinating Centre.

Professor Hywel Williams

Professor Hywel Williams is Director of the Health Technology Assessment Programme

Professor Finn Willingham

Finn Willingham is co-chair of the NIHR Advanced Therapy Medicinal Product (ATMP) Group and Head of Advanced Therapy Treatment Centre Network Coordination.

Professor Miles Witham

Professor Miles Witham is Professor of Clinical Trials for Older People, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre and NIHR Clinical Research Network National Specialty Lead for Ageing.

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Dr Joyce Yeung

Dr Joyce Yeung is the NIHR Clinical Research Network National Speciality Lead for Anaesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management.