Healthcare Professional Advisory Panel
Our Healthcare Professional Advisory Panel (HPAP) is made up of specialists from across the UK working in haemato-oncology and related professional fields.
Aims of HPAP
HPAP supports us to deliver the most beneficial patient support and informs our strategy on:
- Information and support services
- Policy and campaigns
- Healthcare professional education and engagement
- Research
- Clinical Trials Support Service
Members provide strategic leadership, clinical expertise and support in the development of the network, and any activities or projects it is involved with.
Meet the Chairs
Professor Adrian Bloor
Consultant Haematologist at The Christie and a Honorary Clinical Professor at The University of Manchester. He specialises in CLL, lymphoid malignancies, stem cell transplantation, cellular therapies and clinical trials.
Professor Andrew Pettitt
Honorary Consultant Haematologist at the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre and Professor at the University of Liverpool. He has a longstanding interest in lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and manages the treatment of people with these conditions as well as carrying out research and teaching.
Meet the panel
- Dr Carlos Gonzalez Arias, Consultant Haematologist at The Royal Marsden NHS Trust.
- Dr Clare Rowntree, Consultant Haematologist at University Hospital of Wales.
- Dr David Tucker, Consultant Haematologist at Royal Cornwall Hospital.
- Dr David Wrench, Consultant Haematologist at Guy's and St Thomas'.
- Dr Jennifer Richardson, GP in Southeast London.
- Dr Jennifer Travers, Consultant Haematologist at West of Scotland Cancer Centre.
- Dr John Jones, Senior Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Haematologist at Eastbourne District General Hospital
- Dr Kevin Boyd, Consultant Haematologist at The Royal Marsden NHS Trust.
- Dr Kirit Ardeshna, Consultant Haematologist and Divisional Clinical Director at UCLH
- Dr Mallika Sekhar, Consultant Haematologist at Royal Free Hospital & UCLH
- Neil Phillips, Consultant Haematologist and Co-Clinical Lead for Haematology at University Hospital North Midlands.
- Dr Oonagh Sheehy, Consultant Haematologist at Belfast City Hospital in Northern Ireland.
- Dr Pam McKay, Consultant Haematologist at The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre.
- Dr Rasha Al-Qurainy, Clinical Lead and Consultant in Palliative Medicine at UCLH.
- Dr Raymond Dang, Consultant Haematologist at The James Cook University Hospital.
- Dr Rhian Fuge, Consultant Haematologist at Prince Philip Hospital.
- Dr Richard Dillon, Consultant Haematologist at Guy's and St Thomas' Dr Samir Agarwal, Consultant Haematologist at St Barts Hospital.
- Dr Steven Knapper, Consultant Haematologist at University Hospital of Wales.
- Professor Claire Harrison, Consultant Haematologist at Guy’s and St Thomas’.
- Professor Mhairi Copland, Professor of Translational Haematology at University of Glasgow and Consultant Haematologist at The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre.
- Professor Richard Cowan, Consultant in Clinical Oncology at The Christie.
- Professor Stephen O'brien, Consultant Haematologist at Northern Centre For Cancer Care.
- Bronagh McGoldrick, Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist at Cardiff & Vale University Health Board.
- Mary Tait, Specialist, Haematology Dietitian at St George’s Hospital.
Nurse representation is fulfilled by members of the Nurses Working Group:
- Alison Paterson, Haemato-Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist, Lister Hospital.
- Amanda Lane, Trainee Haematology Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Oldham Care Organisation.
- Andie Guy, Clinical Nurse Specialist and Transplant Coordinator, St Barts Hospital.
- Cheryl Phelps, Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialist, Prince Phillip Hospital.
- Dee Paul, Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialist, Ninewells Hospital.
- Emma Rowles, Acute Leukaemia Clinical Nurse Specialist, University Hospital Southampton.
- Emma Williams, Haematology Trials Unit Manager, University Hospital Wales.
- Jodie Nightingill, Clinical Nurse Specialist for Malignant Haematology, Broomfield Hospital.
- Karen Campbell, Associate Professor in Nursing at Edinburgh Napier University.
- Karen Stanley, Karen Stanley, Haematology Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Guy’s and St Thomas’.
- Kerry Baker, Adolescent Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialist, UCLH.
- Kirsty Crozier, Haematology Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Great Western Hospital.
- Martin Hannah, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, New Victoria Hospital.
- Milan Doria Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialist and Stem Cell Transplant Coordinator, London Bridge Hospital, Private Care at Guy’s HCA Healthcare UK.
- Millicent Blake-McCoy, Haemato-Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist, Royal Free Hospital.
- Orla Stewart, Lead Haematology Nurse at Kings College Hospital.
- Rebecca Hallam, Advanced Clinical Practitioner in BMT and IEC at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston.
- Rebecca Williams, Nurse Practitioner, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.
- Sheron Nkomo, Haemato-oncology CNS, Spire Dunedin.
- Stavroula Chante, Macmillan Lead Cancer Nurse, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust.
- Suriya Kirkpatrick, Senior Cancer Research Nurse, North Bristol NHS Trust.
- Zoe Kelsall, Lymphoma Nurse Practitioner, University Hospital of North Midlands
People affected voice is at the heart of everything we do and this position is fulfilled by our Ambassador, Camilla.
Interested in joining?
We continue to seek clinical representation from healthcare professionals who are passionate about improving outcomes for the blood cancer community.
If you have further questions or want to learn more, please email [email protected].
