Clinical Friends
The Cumberland Initiative is also supported by friends from a clinical background, who share an interest in improving commissioning and service delivery through the development of better simulation, modelling and systems thinking. These friends include anyone working in the clinical field, whether in the National Health Service or in other healthcare systems. Our clinical friends are vital to us, helping us to ensure that fresh thinking in academia is properly addressing the needs of those planning and delivering health care.
Dr Marc Farr
Deputy Director of Information
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Chris Subbe
Senior Clinical Lecturer
School of Medical Sciences
Bangor University
James Fackler
Associate Professor
Departments of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, USA
Geraldine Cunningham
Head of Institute
Royal College of Nursing
Tom Downes
Consultant Geriatrician
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
Laura Nielson
Hope Citadel Healthcare CIC
Oldham
Manchester
John Patterson
General Practitioner
Hill Top Surgery
Oldham
Greater Manchester
Julie Hankin
Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Director (Service Improvement)
Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust.
Dr Amir Hannan
General Practitioner
Haughton Thornley Medical Centre
Manchester
Ms Esther Moors
Head of Service Planning
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Mr Andrew Fordyce
Consultant Oral & Facial Surgeon
Clinical Systems Engineer
Torbay Hospital
South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
