Clinical Governance Lead's support the development, implementation and evaluation of local clinical governance systems and processes across clinical services. They provide senior clinical leadership to the coordination of local plans to deliver the Trust’s quality and safety objective / priorities. 

Clinical Governance Lead's regularly work with others to aspire excellence in clinical performance and best outcomes. They are ambassadors for quality and safety and key motivators for the local team to participate in a range of clinical governance activities.

Clinical Governance Leads (updated 21/07/23)
Division Specialty CG Lead
Medicine - Facilitator - Suzanne Bates Cardiology Shahid Junejo, Consultant Cardiologist
Care of the Elderly Fionnuala Johnston, Consultant Geriatric Medicine
Gastroenterology David Mitchell, Consultant Gastroenterologist
Haematology & Oncology Yogesh Upadhye, Consultant Haematologist
Metabolic Medicine David Bishop, Consultant Endocrinologist
Nephrology Rachel Davison, Consultant Nephrologist
Neurology Hannah Steele, Consultant Neurologist
Rheumatology Claire Bracewell, Consultant Rheumatologist
Stroke Min Myint, Consultant and CG Lead for Stroke
Thoracic Medicine Matthew Dickson, Consultant Respiratory Medicine
     
Emergency & Urgent Care Facilitator - Suzanne Bates Emergency Department Philip O'Donnell, Consultant Emergency Medicine
Acute Internal Medicine James Wood, Consultant Acute Internal Medicine
     
Surgery - Facilitator - Victoria Dawson General Surgery Will Carr, Consultant General Surgeon
Head & Neck Murray Waldron, Consultant ENT Surgeon
Ophthalmology Jonny Smith, Consultant Ophthalmologist
Trauma & Orthopaedics Soham Gangopadhyay, Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedics Surgeon
Trauma & Orthopaedics Sarang Sapare, Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedics Surgeon (Deputy)
Urology Ameet Patel, Consultant Urologist
Vascular Surgery Paul Dunlop, Consultant Vascular Surgeon
     
Theatres                               Facilitator - Victoria Dawson Perioperative & Critical Care Alexander Mann, Consultant Anaesthetist
     
Clinical Support Facilitator - Karen Ramsay Clinical Microbiology & Infection Richard Capstick, Consultant Microbiologist
Pharmacy Chinny Patnaik, Lead Clinical Pharmacist
Post Covid Assessment & Management Service (PCAMS) Anne-Marie Cole, Clinical Lead PCAMS
Radiology Hamid Toghyan, Consultant Radiologist
Therapies Ruth Rayner, Head of Speech & Language/Integrated Childrens Therapies
     
Family Care Facilitator - Karen Ramsay Obstetrics & Gynaecology Amna Ahmed, Consultant Lead in Maternal Medicine                                                    
Menem Yossry, Consultant Lead in Gynaecology
Paediatrics Niall Mullen, Consultant Paediatrician
     
Nursing & Quality Nursing To be Confirmed
     
Community Facilitator - Jordan Thompson Community Joanne Bell, Community Nursing and AHP Professional Lead

 

 

Contacts

David Keith - Associate Medical Director - Clinical Effectiveness - Ext 49135

Gary Schuster - Head of Clinical Effectiveness - Ext 42010

Karen Ramsay - Clinical Governance Facilitator - Division of Clinical Support/Family Care - Ext 42061

Suzanne Bates - Clinical Governance Facilitator - Division of Medicine/Emergency & Urgent Care - Ext 42062

Victoria Dawson - Clinical Governance Facilitator - Division of Surgery/Theatres - Ext 42276

Jan Brennan - Quality Lead - Community - 0191 4028195

Julie Grassam - Clinical Governance Co-ordinator - Ext 42037

Dates of Clinical Governance Leads Meetings - 2023

All meetings will be held at 2.00 pm via MS Teams:

Friday 10th February 2023

Friday 21st April 2023

Friday 16th June 2023

Friday 29th September 2023

Friday 17th November 2023

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