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Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke in Scotland
Appendix A: National Advisory Committee Structures

National Advisory Committee on CHD
Remit of the NAC
to advise the Scottish Executive on all aspects of heart disease including the CHD element of the CHD and Stroke Strategy
to provide advice to the Regional Planning Groups on the commissioning of appropriate services
to take responsibility for future work on the allocation of additional funding and monitoring of spending
to review the work of the National Advisory Committee Subgroups
Chairman
Prof AR Lorimer
Members |
Dr C Baker | General Practitioner | Dumfries and Galloway |
Dr N Boon | Consultant Cardiologist | Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh |
Mr T Brighton | Patient Representative | Angus Heart Support Group |
Dr D Davidson | General Practitioner | Paisley |
Mr A Faichney | Consultant Cardiac Surgeon | Golden Jubilee National Hospital |
Dr AK Henderson | Consultant Physician | Lorn & Islands District General Hospital |
Mr JG Hamley | Trust Chief Pharmacist | Ashludie Hospital |
Mr P Loyden | Patient Representative | Annan |
Dr A Mordue | Consultant Public Health Medicine | Borders NHS Board |
Mrs A Sloey | Cardiology Clinical Co-ordinator | Wishaw Hospital |
Mr J Stuart | Patient Representative | Dumfries |
Mrs M Sweetland | Deputy Director | Information and Statistics Division |
Dr M Thow | Division of Physiotherapy | Glasgow Caledonian University |
CHD MCN Subgroup
One of the key tasks of the Managed Clinical Network Subgroup is to help support the development and maintenance of local cardiac MCNs. This includes fostering the involvement of patients and the voluntary sector in the work of networks. The Subgroup also acts as a forum for sharing experience, expertise and problems, and as a conduit for raising issues of common concern with the National Advisory Committee.
Chairman |
Dr C Baker | General Practitioner | Dumfriesshire |
Members |
Dr L Bell | General Practitioner | Motherwell Health Centre |
Dr L Cruickshank | General Practitioner | Grangemouth |
Dr D Davidson | General Practitioner | Paisley |
Ms Edgar | Lead Clinician for CHD | Borders General Hospital, Melrose |
Dr I Findlay | Consultant Cardiologist | Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley |
Dr M Francis | Consultant Cardiologist | Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy |
Dr K Graham | Consultant Nephologist | Gilbert Bain Hospital, Lerwick |
Dr R Liddell | General Practitioner | Turriff Medical Practice |
Mr P Loyden | Patient Representative | Annan |
Dr M Metcalfe | Consultant Cardiologist | Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen |
Dr C Morrison | Consultant Public Health Medicine | Greater Glasgow NHS Board |
Dr K Oates | Consultant in Public Health | Inverness |
Dr D O'Neill | Consultant in General Medicine | Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock |
Dr D Rigby | General Practitioner | South Lochs Medical Practice, Isle of Lewis |
Dr C Siderfin | Consultant Physician | Balfour Hospital, Orkney |
Dr K Smith | Clinical Research Fellow | Ninewells Hospital, Dundee |
Mr J Stuart | Patient Representative | Dumfries |
Dr N Uren | Consultant Cardiologist | Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh |
CHD Intervention Subgroup
The role the Intervention Subgroup is to provide advice on a Scotland wide basis to the National Advisory Committee on CHD on the delivery of:
diagnostic cardiac catheterisation
percutaneous coronary intervention
cardiac surgical procedures
electrophysiology, pacing and implantable cardiac defibrillators
other therapeutic cardiac interventions
Chairman |
Dr NA Boon | Consultant Cardiologist | Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh |
Members |
Dr P Alston | Department of Anaesthetics | Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh |
Ms R Brogan | Clinical Nurse Manager | Western Infirmary, Glasgow |
Professor S Cobbe | Professor of Medical Cardiology | Glasgow Royal Infirmary |
Dr S Cross | Consultant Cardiologist | Raigmore Hospital, Inverness |
Dr A Hargreaves | Consultant Cardiologist | Falkirk Royal Infirmary |
Mr RR Jeffrey | Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon | Aberdeen Royal Infirmary |
Ms H Moss | Perinatal Effectiveness Facilitator | Greater Glasgow NHS Board |
Dr K Oldroyd | Consultant Cardiologist | Western Infirmary, Glasgow |
Dr J Pell | Consultant Public Health Medicine | Greater Glasgow NHS Board |
Professor S Pringle | Consultant Cardiologist | Ninewells Hospital, Dundee |
Mr R Rankin | Patient Representative | Perth |
Mr A Redpath | Programme Manager | Information Services Division |
National Advisory Committee on Stroke
Remit
to advise the Scottish Executive on all aspects of stroke including the stroke element of the CHD and Stroke Strategy
to ensure stroke services develop in line with the CHD and Stroke Strategy
to take responsibility for future work on the allocation of additional funding and monitoring of spending.
to review the work of the Subgroups
Chairman |
Professor M Dennis | Professor of Stroke Medicine | Western General Hospital, Edinburgh |
Members |
Dr L Armstrong | Speech and Language Specialist | Perth Royal Infirmary |
Ms M Bennie | Consultant in Public Health | Lothian NHS Board |
Mr C Chalmers | Director of Advice and Support | Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland |
Mr D Clark | Chief Executive | Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland |
Ms Y Currie | Stroke Co-ordinator | Southern General Hospital, Glasgow |
Professor D Hadley | Consultant Neurologist | Southern General Hospital, Glasgow |
Miss T Jackson | Head Occupational Therapist | Aberdeen Royal Infirmary |
Professor P Langhorne | Professor of Stroke Care | Glasgow Royal Infirmary |
Dr J McDonald | General Practitioner | Roslin Surgery |
Dr R Muir | Consultant Public Health Medicine | Trinity Park House, Edinburgh |
Dr M Roberts | Clinical Director | Mansion House Unit, Glasgow |
Mr M Smith | Superintendent Physiotherapist | Royal Victoria Hospital, Edinburgh |
Ms J Squires | Senior Dietician | Perth Royal Infirmary |
Mr P Stonebridge | Consultant Surgeon | Ninewells Hospital, Dundee |
Stroke MCN Subgroup
One of the key tasks of the Managed Clinical Network Subgroup is to help support the development and maintenance of local stroke MCNs. This includes fostering the involvement of patients and the voluntary sector in the work of networks. The Subgroup also acts as a forum for sharing experience, expertise and problems, and as a conduit for raising issues of common concern with the National Advisory Committee.
Chairman |
Professor P Langhorne | | Glasgow Royal Infirmary |
Members |
Mr D Clark | Chief Executive | Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland |
Professor M Dennis | Professor of Stroke Medicine | Western General Hospital, Edinburgh |
Dr G Duncan | Consultant Geriatrician | Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock |
Dr L Erwin | Consultant Physician | Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley |
Dr S Grant | Consultant in Geriatric Medicine | Forth Valley Acute Hospitals |
Dr S Hamilton | Associate Medical Director | Woodend Hospital, Aberdeen |
Dr B Hazelhurst | General Practitioner | Dounby Surgery |
Dr I Hay | Consultant Physician | The Royal Infirmary, Dumfries |
Dr A Hendry | Consultant Geriatrician | Monklands DGH |
Dr M Johnson | General Practitioner | Benbecula Medical Practice |
Dr C McAlpine | Consultant Physician | Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow |
Dr S Rochow | Consultant in General Medicine | Victoria Hospital, Fife |
Dr T Shallcross | Consultant Physician | Caithness General Hospital, Wick |
Mrs G Smith | Clinical Services Manager | Forfar Infirmary |
Dr P Syme | Consultant Physician | Borders General Hospital, Melrose |
Dr J Unsworth | General Practitioner | Lerwick Health Centre |
CHD and Stroke Data and IT Subgroup
Remit
to support development of integrated patient databases for CHD and stroke in line with e-Health Strategy
to improve the quality of information for clinical effectiveness
to establish a prioritised work plan, linking with other CHD and stroke initiatives
to monitor and report on progress to the NAC
Chairman |
Mrs M Sweetland | Deputy Director | Information Services Division, NHS |
Members |
Mr G Berg | Consultant Cardiac Surgeon | Western Infirmary, Glasgow |
Mr J Christie | Medical Physicist | Western Infirmary, Glasgow |
Mrs J Craig | Senior Health Economist | NHS QIS |
Professor M Dennis | Chairman, NAC Stroke | |
Dr M Denvir | Consultant Cardiologist | Western General Hospital, Edinburgh |
Dr I Findlay | Consultant Cardiologist | Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley |
Dr A Hyslop | IM&T Strategy Manager | SEHD |
Professor R Lorimer | Chairman, NAC CHD | |
Dr E Morris | General Practitioner | Hermitage Medical Practise, Edinburgh |
Dr J Pell | Consultant Public Health Medicine | Greater Glasgow NHS Board |
Professor S Pringle | Principal Consultant Cardiologist | Ninewells Hospital, Dundee |
Mr A Redpath | Programme Manager | Information Services Division, NHS |
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