Management group

The management team, a multi-disciplinary group of experts and stakeholders, provide strategic guidance to the Newcastle MIC core team, and meet on a fortnightly basis. This meeting is chaired by the Newcastle MIC director Prof. John Simpson and serves as a forum for transparent information sharing and discussion.

The group discuss:

• Updates from the clinical themes, the methodology team and all relevant stakeholders.
• Latest enquiries including forthcoming grant and project opportunities.
• Progress against milestones.
• The financial position of the MIC.
• Progress against plans for annual MIC events and meetings with other NIHR infrastructure.

Our management meetings regularly include a presentation from an external guest. As well as local collaborators, we have welcomed representatives from NOCRI, ABHI, Medilink UK, NECS, the UK Department for International Trade, Blue River Consulting, Anasyst Ltd, CPI, NIHR Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Biomedical Research Centre and NIHR Leeds In Vitro Diagnostics Co-operative.

Professor John Simpson

Director

Dr Andrew Sims

Deputy Director

Dr Kile Green

Senior Test Clinical Evaluation Methodologist

Dr Clare Lendrem

Senior Statistical Methodologist

Dr Jana Suklan

Senior Clinical Test Evaluation Methodologist

Dr Rachel Dickinson

Communications and Engagement Manager

Anna Halstead

Project Manager

Kasia Kurowska

Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement Manager

Dr Stephen Lynn

Business Manager, AHSN NENC

Dr Ashley Price

Infection Theme Lead

Professor Nick Reynolds

Personalised and Stratified Medicine Theme Lead

Professor Luke Vale

Professor of Health Economics, Newcastle University

Professor Miles Witham

Ageing and Long-Term Chronic Conditions Theme Lead

Dr Michael Wright

Deputy Medical Director, Newcastle Hospitals