MEMBERSHIP ON THE BREAST AND CERVICAL SCREENING NATIONAL ADVISORY GROUP
- NHS Board Chief Executives - John Glennie, Borders NHS Board (Chairman)
- National Screening Co-ordinator - Carol Colquhoun, National Services Division
- NHS Board Screening Co-ordinator - Dr Margaret Kencier, Tayside NHS Board
- QA Breast Screening Director (also cover Radiologist/Clinical Director/QARC interest) - Dr Hilary Dobson
- QA Cervical Screening Director (also cover Consultant Cytopathologist interest) - Dr Jocelyn Imrie
- Director of Public Health - Dr Eric Baijal, Grampian NHS Board
- Consultant Pathologist- Dr Jeremy Thomas, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
- Consultant Breast Surgeon - Miss Shelia Stallard
- Consultant Gynacologist Oncologist - Dr Nadeem Siddiqui, Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary
- GP - Dr David Alexander, Fife
- MLSO/BSO - Ms Linda Brynes, Stirling Royal Infirmary
- Radiographer - Ms Ann Mumby, West of Scotland Breast Screening Programme, Glasgow
- Regional Cancer Advisory Networks - Dr Emilia Chrighton (WOSCAN), Dr Elaine Anderson (SCAN), Dr Margaret Kencier (NOSCAN)
- Scottish Cancer Coalition - Ms Lorraine Dallas
- 2 Lay Representatives - Mrs Heather Kay, Mr Asif Haseeb
- AMICUS - Mr Ian Forbes, Glasgow and Ms Liz Harris, Strathaven
- Health Economist - SEHD
- NHS National Services Scotland - Dr Adam Bryson
- Information Services - Mr Roger Black
- Observers (or papers only) - Dr Margaret Boyle (NI), Dr David Salter (Welsh Office), Mr Tim Elliott (DH)
- SEHD - Dr Jennifer Armstrong and Ms Tracy McKen
- Secretariat - National Services Division
BREAST AND CERVICAL SCREENING NATIONAL ADVISORY GROUP
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- to advise Ministers and the Scottish Executive on clinical and policy matters related to the implementation and development of the national breast and cervical screening programmes including:-
- the monitoring of the programmes' effectiveness and efficiency;
- monitoring of quality assurance and performance standards;
- to advise on the development of evidence and information to NHS Boards and Trusts;
- review evidence from trials and research and consider and approve relevant screening research proposals;
- to advise on programme developments and policy and their implementations for NHS Scotland.
The group will meet approximately 3-4 times a year and will be able to establish short -term working sub-groups to consider specific issues and report back to the main Group or relevant specialisms will be co-opted onto the Group for short periods of up to 12 months.
Membership will be for an initial 2 year period from January 2004. Secretariat for the Group will be provided by National Services Division, NHS National Services Scotland. The membership was extended to the end of June 2007.