Annex 2: members of original working group
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Members of the working group for version 1 of the microbiological safety guidelines published January 2018.
Chair
Professor Kate Gould: member of the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs (SaBTO) until 2015; consultant microbiologist, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust.
Work stream leads
Dr Charles G Newstead: member of SaBTO; consultant renal physician, Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust (retired September 2016).
Mr James Powell: member of SaBTO; consultant transplant surgeon, NHS Lothian.
Working group
Dr Susan Brailsford: member of SaBTO; consultant in epidemiology and heath protection, NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) and United Kingdom Health Security Agency.
Akila Chandrasekar: member of SaBTO; consultant in transfusion medicine, NHSBT.
Ms Jayne Harwood: healthcare scientist, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust.
Dr Rachel Hilton: member of SaBTO; consultant nephrologist, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust.
Professor Richard Knight: member of SaBTO; consultant clinical neurologist and Director of National CJD Research and Surveillance Unit, University of Edinburgh.
Dr Lynn Manson: member of SaBTO; consultant haematologist, Scottish National Blood Service.
Dr Eavan Muldoon: consultant in infection disease, University of South Manchester NHS Trust.
Professor Alison Murdoch: member of SaBTO; consultant gynaecologist, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust.
Professor James Neuberger: member of SaBTO until 2015; professor of hepatology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust.
Dr Julie Samuel: consultant microbiologist, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust.
Dr Ines Ushiro-Lumb: consultant virologist, NHS Blood and Transplant.
Secretariat
Ms Philippa Snape: Department of Health (until September 2015).
Mrs Jo Tossell: SaBTO Secretariat and NHSBT (September 2015 to May 2016).
Dr Gary Mallinson: SaBTO Secretariat and Joint United Kingdom (UK) Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services Professional Advisory Committee JPAC (May 2016 onwards).