Dr Joe Mills – C&M Cardiac Network Clinical Lead

Sarah Hardy-Pickering – Senior Programme Manager

Dr James Boyes – C&M Cardiac Network Programme Manager

Before joining the North West Coast CN, James worked with commissioners and providers as a Senior Improvement Advisor, Senior Project Manager and Programme Manager. Immediately before joining the North West Coast CN, James was a member of his Trust’s Senior Management Team working alongside his clinical colleagues, supporting them with their service improvement work. Before joining the Cardiac Clinical Network in 2021, James supported the Maternity and Perinatal Mental Health Networks where he helped our region’s Providers to introduce improvements to services alongside launching new care pathways for maternity, perinatal and parent-infant mental health services.

Laura Strawson, Clinical Network  Manager

Laura has worked in the NHS since August 2001. As a student studying for a BA Hons in Business Studies Laura completed a successful work placement at the Liverpool Women’s Hospital igniting an interest in an NHS career and in particular women and children’s physical and mental health. Laura’s first full time role was within the Clinical Governance team at Knowsley PCT gaining a variety of experience across risk management, complaints, clinical audit and quality improvement. Following the completion of an Executive MBA in Leadership her career path shifted into quality assurance within North West Boroughs Mental Health Trust focussing on NICE implementation and CQC compliance.

Laura has worked for the North West Coast Clinical Network since December 2013 initially within the Maternity team, then to a quality improvement and assurance role for Children & Young People’s Mental Health before joining the Cardiac Team.

 Dr Lesley Appleton – C&M Joint CVD Prevention Clinical Lead

 Dr Mubeen Ahmed – C&M Joint CVD Prevention Clinical Lead

 Jo Bateman – Medicines Management Group Chair

 Dr Paul Bishop – C&M Joint CVD Prevention Clinical Lead

 Dr Sue Kemsley – Joint Primary Care Clinical Lead

 Dr Bil Kirmani – Clinical Network Cardiac Surgery Lead

 Jennifer Hannay – Joint Cardiac Rehab Clinical Lead

 Caroline Golder – Joint Cardiac Rehab Lead

 Dr Sam Srivastava – ICS Clinical Lead for HVD

 Gina Rogers – Cardiac Physiology Group Chair

 Diane Taylor – Heart Failure Group Chair

 Dr Clare Appleby – ICS Clinical Lead for Chest Pain

 Dr Rajiv Sankaranarayanan – ICS Clinical Lead for Heart Failure

 Dr Sima Douglas – ICS Clinical Lead for Rhythm and Pacing

Dr Ranjit More - L&SC Cardiac Network, Cardiac Clinical Lead

Jeannie Hayhurst – L&SC Cardiac Network, CVD Clinical Lead

Stefan Birkett – L&SC Cardiac Network, Cardiac Rehabilitation Lead

Rukaiya Chand – L&SC Cardiac Network, Medicines Management Lead

Angelic Goode- L&SC Cardiac Network, Diagnostics Lead