Steering committee members
The current Steering Committee is composed as follows:-
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Dr Christine Wright MBChB, MRCP, MRCPath (Chairman)
Christine Wright is Consultant Haematologist at City Hospital in Birmingham where she specialises in Haemoglobin disorders and medical education. She is part of a national group working towards the development of a National Service Framework for Thalassaemia. Within the West Midlands she is a member of a regional group reviewing the transitional care of adolescents and young adults with haemoglobin disorders. Christine is a member of the British Society for Haematology, the UK Thalassaemia Group and the Birmingham Haemoglobinopathy Group.
Mary Byrne is the Chief Medical Scientist in the Coagulation laboratory in St. James's Hospital in Dublin. This laboratory is the largest in the Republic of Ireland and is affiliated to the National Centre for Hereditary Coagulation Disorders. Mary has spent most of her career at St James's Hospital and was appointed to this position in 2000. She has broad experience in the diagnosis of patients with inherited and acquired bleeding and thrombophilia disorders and has co-authored a number of peer-reviewed papers in this field. Mary has a range of education commitments in coagulation. She is a fellow of the Academy of Medical Laboratory Science and is a member of The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis.
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Mr. Simon Davidson, MRCPath, FIBMS
Simon Davidson is the Clinical Scientist in Haematology at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London. Simon joined the Steering Committee in 2002, replacing David Keeling. He is currently undertaking a PhD at the Imperial College of Medicine and has published over 30 papers in the field of haemostasis.
He has previously worked at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford and the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle. Simon is a member of a number of professional bodies including The International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, The British Society of Haemostasis and Thrombosis and the Institute of Biomedical Science.
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Dr. Roger J. Luddington PhD., M.Phil
Roger Luddington is the Clinical Scientist in the Coagulation Department at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge and a member of the East Anglia Haematology Group. He has a wide experience of haemostasis and related topics, specialising in the thrombotic disorders. He also has regular teaching commitments in this area. Roger has published widely on the subject of haemostasis with over 30 scientific publications as main papers or abstracts. He is involved in calibration and evaluation exercises with both NIBSC and WHO. Roger has taken on the roll of Scheme secretary.
Paul Murphy is Section Leader of the Coagulation/Haemophilia Unit for the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS trust. He is involved in the standardisation of haemostatic investigations across three large hospital sites. He has had an interest in haemostasis for many years, and in particular the diagnosis of bleeding disorders and the further investigation of abnormal laboratory results. Paul has spoken on this topic many times at both regional and national symposia.
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Dr. J.A. Murray MB, Ch.B, FRCP, FRC Path.
Dr. Jim Murray is Consultant Haematologist and Post Graduate Clinical Tutor in the UHBFT and Honorary Senior Lecturer in The University of Birmingham. He was a member of the Steering Committee for UK NEQAS for Blood Coagulation up to 1996 and has been an Inspector for CPA UK Ltd. He has previously served on the National Quality Assurance Advisery Panel acting on behalf of the Royal College of Pathologists He is an examiner for the MRCPath and is also a member of the Association of Clinical Pathologists.
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Mr. Richard Pearce BSc, FIBMS
Richard Pearce has been Head BMS for Haematology in Shropshire since 1990, having previously worked at Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry and in Hereford. He has a particular interest in the use of Information Technology in the laboratory beyond the core LIMS systems. In addition, as two of the three laboratories in Shropshire are multidisciplinary based, he is responsible for developing and maintaining links with Clinical Biochemistry in order to facilitate efficient working practices and minimising duplication of effort.
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Dr Paul Revell BSc, MBBS, FRCP, FRCPath, FRCPCH
Dr Paul Revell is a Consultant Haematologist at Stafford General Hospital He was nominated by the National Quality Assurance Advisory Panel (NQAPP) for Haematology to represent them on the committee.
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Dr J oost van Veen MRCP, MRCPath, MD
Dr Joost van Veen is Consultant Haematologist at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield, with a particular interest in haemostasis. He joined the Steering Committee in May 2008.
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Dr. J.T. Wilde MA, MB, Ch.B, MD, FRCP, FRC Path.
Dr. Jonathan Wilde is the scheme organiser. He is Consultant Haematologist in the UHBFT and an Honorary Senior Lecturer in the University of Birmingham. He is also Director of the West Midlands Regional Adult Haemophilia Centre. Jonathan is a member of the British Societies for Haematology and for Haemostasis and Thrombosis. He has published numerous papers and abstracts, mainly in the field of haemostasis.