Pioneers in patient care: consultants leading change
North East
Innovation: Integrated pathways of care
Dr Paul Anderson
Northern General Hospital, Sheffield
Consultant physician
Innovation: ‘The Sheffield Model of Supportive Care’ to encourage patients and their carers to be involved in cancer services and research
Professor Sam Ahmedzai
University of Sheffield Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield
Professor of palliative medicine
Innovations: Reproductive endocrinology clinic divided into two areas : a polycystic ovary syndrome clinic and paediatric and adolescent gynaecology clinic
Mr Adam Balen
Leeds General Infirmary
Consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist
Innovation: Provision of a Hickman line service for cancer patients needing chemotherapy at a regional oncology centre
Dr Andy Bodenham
Leeds General Infirmary/Cookridge Oncology Centre
Consultant in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine
Innovation: Bradford Home Treatment Service
Dr Pat Bracken
University of Bradford, Department of Applied Social Sciences, Bradford
Consultant psychiatrist
Innovation: A training programme, known as the DAFNE project (Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating) which equips Diabetes type 1 sufferers with the skills to manage their condition themselves
Dr Simon Heller
Northern General Hospital, Sheffield
Senior lecturer in medicine, Sheffield University and honorary consultant physician
Innovation: Telemedicine – a telecommunications link between the hospital, the telemedicine base and three and accident and emergency units allows accurate diagnosis and transfer of patients who have suffered maxillo-facial trauma, major injury to the face and jaw
Mr John Lowry
Royal Bolton Hospital and Blackburn Royal Infirmary
Consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon
Innovation: Use of Laser Doppler Imaging to assess burn depth and avoid patients having unnecessary skin graft operations
Mrs Sarah Pape
Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne
Consultant plastic surgeon
Innovation: A mentoring network to support new consultants
Dr Nancy Redfern
Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne
Consultant anaesthetist
Innovation: A direct access, one-stop dental extraction clinic for children
Dr Ken Ruiz
Rotherham General Hospital
Consultant anaesthetist
Innovation: An in-patient service for people with acquired brain injury
Dr Stephen Tyrer
Janie Heppell Unit, Prudhoe Hospital, Prudhoe, Northumberland & Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Consultant psychiatrist in neurorehabilitation & pain and senior clinical lecturer, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Innovation: A UK on-site neonatal service provided solely by advanced neonatal nurse practitioners
Dr Unni Wariyar
Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle and Ashington General Hospital, Ashington, Northumberland
Consultant paediatrician and honarary clinical senior lecturer in child health
Innovation: An integrated shoulder surgery and physiotherapy service
Mr John Williams
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust
Consultant orthopaedic surgeon and honorary clinical senior lecturer