A TB Action Plan for Scotland

Scottish Government's policy on tuberculosis (TB)


Annex B
Membership of Sub-groups

Name

Organisation(s)/Role

Laboratory Services and Diagnostic Tools

Dr Oliver Blatchford

Consultant Epidemiologist, Health Protection Scotland

Ms Susan Duthie

TB Specialist Nurse, NHS Grampian

Mr Gordon Hepburn

Chief Biomedical Scientist, Medical Microbiology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, NHS Grampian

Dr Laura Jones

Consultant Paediatrician in Immunology and Infectious Diseases, NHS Lothian
Representative of Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

Dr Ian Laurenson (Chair)

Consultant Microbiologist & Director of the Scottish Mycobacterial Reference Laboratory, NHS Lothian

Professor Alistair Leonard

Consultant Microbiologist, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Dr Michael Lockhart

Consultant Microbiologist, NHS Tayside

Dr R Andrew Seaton

Infectious Disease Consultant, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Representative of the Scottish Infectious Diseases Physicians Group

Clinical Services

Dr Oliver Blatchford (Chair)

Consultant Epidemiologist, Health Protection Scotland

Dr Mark Cotton

Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde;
Representative of British Thoracic Society

Ms Susan Duthie

TB Specialist Nurse, NHS Grampian

Dr Adam Hill

Consultant Chest Physician and Honorary Senior Lecturer, NHS Lothian

Dr Laura Jones

Consultant Paediatrician in Immunology and Infectious Diseases, NHS Lothian
Representative of Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

Dr Nick Kennedy

Consultant Physician, NHS Lanarkshire

Ms Eisin McDonald

Epidemiologist (Respiratory and Immunisation), Health Protection Scotland

Ms Ceri McSparron

TB Specialist Nurse, NHS Lothian

Mr Mike Mandelbaum

Chief Executive, TB Alert

Dr R Andrew Seaton

Infectious Disease Consultant, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Representative of the Scottish Infectious Diseases Physicians Group

Surveillance

Dr Ibrahim Abubakar

Consultant Epidemiologist, Health Protection Agency

Dr Oliver Blatchford

Consultant Epidemiologist, Health Protection Scotland

Dr Mark Cotton

Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde;
Representative of British Thoracic Society

Ms Susan Duthie

TB Specialist Nurse, NHS Grampian

Dr Chris Faldon

Health Protection Nurse Specialist, NHS Borders

Dr Janet Stevenson (Chair)

Consultant in Public Health Medicine, NHS Lothian

Dr Ian Laurenson

Consultant Microbiologist & Director of the Scottish Mycobacterial Reference Laboratory, NHS Lothian

Screening and Public Health Services

Dr Syed Ahmed

Consultant in Public Health Medicine, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Dr Georgina Brown

SGPC representative

Dr Jim Chalmers

Consultant in Public Health Medicine, NHS Information Services Division

Ms Susan Duthie

TB Specialist Nurse, NHS Grampian

Dr Neil Hamlet

Consultant in Public Health Medicine, NHSFIfe

Dr Adam Hill

Consultant Chest Physician and Honorary Senior Lecturer, NHS Lothian

Dr Jane Jones

Consultant Epidemiologist, Health Protection Agency

Dr Ian Laurenson

Consultant Microbiologist & Director of the Scottish Mycobacterial Reference Laboratory, NHS Lothian

Dr Alastair Leckie

Director of Occupational Health & Safety Advisory Services, NHS Fife
Special advisor to the CMO on occupational health

Ms Una Lees

TB Specialist Nurse, NHS Glasgow

Dr Keith McIntyre

RCGP Scotland representative

Dr Tim Patterson (Chair)

Consultant in Public Health Medicine, NHS Borders

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