ODT Medical Team

National Clinical Lead for Governance.

Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at the Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne.

• Clinical governance lead for the Transplantation service
• Leads the programme of transplant centre peer review for NHSBT

National Clinical Lead for Organ Donation.

Consultant in Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care, Leeds General Infirmary.

• Provides strategic leadership to the Organ Donation Community both within and beyond ODT
• Development of evidence based strategies to increase donation
• Provides advice and support to colleagues and contribute to other projects within NHSBT as appropriate
• Liaison with external stakeholders, to ensure their engagement with TOT2020

Associate National Clinical Lead for Organ Donation.

Consultant in Intensive Care at Nottingham University Hospitals.

• Leads the implementation of strategies for donation at a regional and local level
• Development of Regional Collaboratives as a mechanism for improvement in organ donation and utilisation
• To ensure adoption of standards contained in NICE guidance and minimise variation in practice across the UK

National Clinical Lead for Organ Retrieval.

Consultant Transplant Surgeon at Churchill Hospital, Oxford.

• Ensuring the National Organ Retrieval Service (NORS) is capable of meeting demand and providing value for money
• To ensure that the surgeons providing the NORS service are trained and accredited
• Chairs the National Retrieval Group

Associate National Clinical Lead for Organ Retrieval.

Consultant Transplant Surgeon at Bart's and the Royal London.

• Clinical governance lead for the Retrieval service

National Clinical Lead for Health Informatics.

Consultant Transplant Surgeon at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow.

• To provide the link between medical staff in donation/ retrieval/ transplantation and IT
• To provide the main route of communication between NHSBT and the medical community on progress/ developments in IT
• Consult with medical staff on requirements/ concerns relating to IT and feedback

National Clinical Lead for Abdominal Organ Utilisation.

Consultant Transplant Surgeon at Guy's Hospital, London.

• To maximise the safe utilisation of all organs offered for transplant
• To support surgeons in the appropriate use of donated organs