Terms of reference
The Clinical Advisory Board meets three times a year, usually at Cancerbackup's London offices. Membership of the Board will last for a term of three years which is renewable twice.
The primary aim of the Clinical Advisory Board (CAB) is to ensure that Cancerbackup's information is clinically accurate and up-to-date in order to meet the needs of people affected by cancer. To meet this aim the remit of the Clinical Advisory Board is:
- To advise on the strategic development of information resources - in all formats.
- To ensure the medical and clinical accuracy of all forms of information provided by Cancerbackup.
- To advise Cancerbackup on developments occurring in specific areas of cancer treatment or care, so that Cancerbackup can best represent the interests of people with cancer to health care providers, support services and governmental agencies.
- To provide expert opinion on issues relating to the diagnosis, treatment and care of people affected by cancer, in order to maintain and improve the medical accuracy and user accessibility of Cancerbackup's services, publications and website.
CAB members
Deborah Bernardes
Patient representative, Bromley, Kent
Dr Peter Blake
Consultant Clinical Oncologist and Clinical Head of Radiotherapy
Royal Marsden Hospital, London
Dr James Brennan
Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre, University of Bristol
Ms May Bullen
Director of Workforce Development
Medway Primary Care Trust
Ms Christine Clarke
Cancer Services and Haematology Directorate Pharmacist
Leicester Royal Infirmary
Professor Hugh Coakham
Professor of Neurological Surgery
Frenchay Hospital, Bristol
Professor Karen Cox
Professor of Cancer and Palliative Care
Medical School, University of Nottingham
Mr Mike Dixon
Consultant Surgeon and Senior Lecturer
Edinburgh Breast Unit, Western General Hospital
Professor Tim Eisen (chair)
Professor of Medical Oncology
University of Cambridge, Department of Oncology
Prof Edzard Ernst
Director of Complementary Medicine
Peninsula Medical School, Exeter
Mr John Fielding
Cancer Lead Clinician
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
Judy Gunn
Patient representative, Manchester
Dr Rajnish Gupta
Consultant Medical Oncologist
Regional General Hospital, Co Limerick
Professor David Luesley
Professor of Gynaecological Oncology
Birmingham Women's Hospital, Birmingham
Dr James Mackay
Consultant Clinical Genetic Oncologist
Great Ormond St Hospital & The Institute of Child Health
Ms Pauline McCulloch
Network Lead Nurse
Mid Anglia Cancer Network
Ms Peggotty Moore
Senior Therapy Radiographer
St Thomas' Hospital, London
Professor Gareth Morgan
Professor of Haematology
University of Leeds, Leeds
Professor Peter Mortimer
Professor of Dermatological Medicine
St George's Hospital, London
Dr Anne Naysmith
Consultant in Palliative Medicine
Pembridge Palliative Care Centre, London
Dr Christopher Parker
Senior Lecturer in Clinical Oncology
The Royal Marsden NHS Trust, Sutton
Dr Terry Priestman
Medical Reviewer, London
Dr Pawan Randev
General Practitioner, Primary Care Cancer Lead Ealing PCT
Dr Karen Robb
Specialist Cancer Physiotherapist
St Bartholomew's Hospital London
Dr Clare Shaw
Consultant Dietitian
Royal Marsden, Fulham, London
Dr Amen Sibtain
Consultant Clinical Oncologist
St Bartholomew's Hospital, London
Dr Maurice Slevin
Consultant Oncologist
St Bartholomew's Hospital, London
Mr Andrew Stanley
Consultant Prescribing Pharmacist, City Hospital, and
Network Lead for Oncology Pharmacy, Pan Birmingham Cancer Network
Richard Stephens
Patient representative, Stevenage, Herts
Ms Sandra Tang
Oncology Pharmacist
New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton
Dr Andrew Webb
Consultant Medical Oncologist
The Royal Sussex County Hospital
Dr Jeremy Whelan
Consultant Medical Oncologist
The Middlesex Hospital, London
Professor Christopher Woodhouse
Consultant Urological Surgeon
Royal Marsden Hospital, London