NIHR Research for Patient Benefit is a national funding programme that funds research on a regional level through eight Regional Advisory Committees. Each region has a local committee chair and members, and patient or public members.
Regional chair
Professor Katherine Berry is Chair of the North West Regional Advisory Committee for NIHR Research for Patient Benefit.
Committee members
| Name | Position | Organisation | Expertise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professor Bhuvaneswari Bibleraaj | Professor of Nursing/Surgical Practice and Senior Surgical Care Practitioner | Uiiversity of Salford | |
| Dr Lesley-Anne Carter | Lecturer in Biostatistics | University of Manchester | Statistician with expertise in research methodology, clinical trials and intensive longitudinal designs. Interest in mental health |
| Professor Deborah Fitzsimmons | Professor of Healthcare Innovation and Technology | Liverpool John Moores University | Mixed methods evaluation of innovative care delivery models, particularly those embedding technology-enabled capacity building |
| Dr Yu Fu | University Tenure Track Fellow | University of Liverpool | Mixed methods evaluation of innovative care delivery models, particularly those embedding technology-enabled capacity building |
| Dr Sonia Gran | Associate Professor of Medical Statistics | University of Nottingham | Conducting large observational studies using routinely collected electronic health data, particularly in the areas of rare skin diseases and skin cancer |
| Dr Alys Griffiths | Senior Research Fellow | University of Sheffield | Mixed-methods independent research in social care, with a focus on older people's care, dementia and long-term care.I have expertise in both quantitative and qualitative research and also teach qualitative and quantitative research methods to doctoral level students |
| Dr Ferhana Hashem | Reader in Health Services Research | University of Kent | Qualitative methods Rare and life-limiting conditions Respiratory health Palliative and end-of-life care |
| Mr Alan Holcroft | Public Member | - | - |
| Mrs Glenys Hunt | Public Member | - | - |
| Professor Gregory Lip | Price Evans Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine | University of Liverpool | Atrial fibrillation, thrombosis, antithrombotic therapy, hypertension, heart failure |
| Dr Samuel Merriel | GP and NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer | University of Manchester | Primary care cancer diagnosis and implementing and evaluating new diagnostic tests |
| Dr Matthew Parkes | Lecturer in Clinical Trial Statistics | University of Oxford | Chronic disease clinical trials methodology, statistics, musculoskeletal clinical trials, and outcomes research |
| Dr Jasper Palmier-Clause | Senior Lecturer & Clinical Psychologist | University of Lancaster; Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust |
Severe mental ill health, suicide prevention, psychological therapies, and randomised controlled trials |
| Professor Stephen Preece | Senior Research Fellow | University of Salford | - |
| Dr Sarah Rhodes | Senior Lecturer in Biostatistics | University of Manchester |
Applied biostatistician with expertise in the design and analysis of randomised trials, systematic reviews and cohort studies |
| Mr John Roberts | Public Member | - | - |
| Mr Steve Telford | Public Member | - | - |
| Professor Catrin Tudor Smith | Professor of Medical Statistics | University of Liverpool |