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Louis Appleby is National Clinical Director for Health and Criminal Justice and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Manchester.
Ian Barnes is National Clinical Director for Pathology as well as Consultant Biochemist and Lead Pathologist at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust.
Dame Carol is the first National Director for Health and Work, is Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Chair of the Nuffield Trust.
Alistair Burns was appointed to the post of National Clinical Director for Dementia in April 2010. His research interests are in dementia - he was one of the first people to describe the importance of behavioural disturbances and psychiatric symptoms in people with dementia and has led a research programme about their effects on carers and both drug and non drug interventions to reduce their deleterious effects.
Dr Chris Clough trained as a Neurologist at Hull, Birmingham and Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. His first consultant appointment was in 1989 to the Brook and Bromley Hospitals in South London, becoming Director of Regional Nuerosciences in 1991.
Matthew Cooke was appointed as the Department of Health’s National Clinical Director for Urgent and Emergency Care in January 2010.
Since 2005 Erika has been National Clinical Lead, and subsequently National Clinical Director, for Imaging at the Department of Health. She leads a complex programme of work which has delivered considerable additional capacity for NHS imaging services and marked reduction in waiting times across imaging.
Dr Mike Durkin is Medical Director of the South West Strategic Health Authority and he has been appointed as the National Clinical Director for Venous Thrombo-Embolism.
Hugh Griffiths was appointed acting National Director for Mental Health in April 2010.
Charles Gutteridge is the National Clinical Director for Informatics, as well as a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Pathologists.
Professor Sue Hill PhD DSc CBiol FIBiol Hon MRCP OBE was appointed as Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) at the Department of Health in 2002. A respiratory scientist by background, she is the professional head of the 53,000, healthcare scientist workforce in the NHS and related organisations.
Dr Hillson is a consultant physician and diabetologist at The Hillingdon Hospital, London, where she and colleagues have established a very successful local diabetes service.
Professor Martin Lombard was appointed as first National Clinical Director for liver disease on 18 January 2010.
Anne has worked in Public Health for nearly 20 years across London and the South East.
Jonathan Mason was appointed as National Clinical Director for Pharmacy in November 2008 with responsibility for community pharmacy.
Donal was appointed National Clinical Director for Kidney Care in January 2007 and has led the development of the Renal NSF since 2003 as Chair of the External Reference Group.
David Oliver is the National Clinical Director for Older People, seconded to the Older People and Dementia Branch of the Department of Health.
Professor Richards was appointed as the first National Cancer Director in October 1999.
Chris Rudge became the Department of Health's first National Clinical Director for Transplantation in September 2008, with responsibility for implementation of recommendations from the Organ Donation Taskforce.
Joan Saddler is the National Director for Patient and Public Affairs at the Department of Health and her role focuses on the inclusion, involvement and engagement of all people in the commissioning and delivery of health and social care services.
Surinder Sharma took up his post as National Director for Equality and Human Rights at the Department of Health in October 2004.
Dr Sheila Shribman was appointed National Clinical Director for Children, Young People and Maternity in December 2005.
Martin Stephens was appointed as National Clinical Director for Pharmacy in November 2008 with responsibility for pharmacy in hospitals.
Roland Valori is National Clinical Director for Endoscopy.
Professor Keith Willett was appointed as the first National Clinical Director for Trauma Care on 1 April 2009.
Anne has over 30 years of experience in social care working in the NHS, voluntary sector and Local Authorities.
Robert Winter is National Clinical Director for Respiratory Disease
National clinical directors and advisors - sometimes referred to as Tsars - are experts that each oversee the implementation of a national service framework (NSF) or major clinical or service strategy.
National Clinical Directors meet monthly along with other clinical colleagues from around the Department, to provide updates on progress of clinical workstreams and policy development, and broad clinical advice for the Department as a whole.
