pioneers in patient care: consultants leading change
Northern Ireland
Innovation: Same day consultant paediatric assessment facility
Dr Valerie Gleadhill
Ulster Hospital Dundonald, Belfast
Consultant paediatrician
Innovation: The Gerald Lynch Centre – a drop-in centre for patients at Belvoir Park Hospital which is a cancer unit
Dr Russell Houston
Belvoir Park Hospital and Belfast City Hospital Trust, Belfast
Clinical director oncology & haematology, Belfast City Hospital Trust
Innovation: The development of a technique for converting computed tomography and magnetic resource imaging scans into physical models of the head and face to make the diagnosis of complex defects easier and treatment planning more accurate
Mr Peter Ramsay-Baggs
Ulster Hospital, Dundonald , Belfast
Consultant oral & maxillofacial surgeon
Innovation: The introduction of a listening and counselling service for A&E patients injured as a result of inter-personal violence
Mr Laurence Rocke
Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
Consultant in accident and emergency medicine
Innovation: Home ventilation system to help children breathe
Dr Bob Taylor
Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, Belfast
Consultant in paediatric intensive care