CLRN Board

The CLRN Board serves to ensure the representation of each constituent NHS organisation, and relevant Higher Education Institutions, in the governance of the CLRN. The Board takes oversight of the activities of the CLRN, ensuring that the interests and priorities of the constituent organisations are carefully considered and inform its activities.

Current members of the County Durham and Tees Valley CLRN are:

Cancer Research Network - Dr Adrian Rathmell
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust - Dr Yan Yiannakou
CLRN Senior Manager County Durham & Tees Valley - Lorraine Atkinson
County Durham PCT- Dr Hilton Dixon
County Durham PCT - Richard Errington
DeNDRoN Research Network - Dr Debbie Bathgate
Diabetes Research Network - County Durham Lead - Dr Chankramath Arun
Durham University - Professor Pali Hungin
Medical Directorate, Stockton-on-Tees Teaching PCT - Glyn Snowden
Northern and Yorkshire Primary Care Network - Professor Greg Rubin
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust - Dr David Symon
North Tees and Hartlepool PCT - Chris Willis
North East Ambulance Trust - Colin Cessford
North East Stroke Research Network - Penny Williams
Public Health, Teesside Directorate - Professor Peter Kelly
South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust - Dr David R Chadwick
Stockton-on-Tees Teaching PCT - Jonathan Erskine
Strategic Health Authority Representative - Eugene Milne
Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Trust - Professor Joe Reilly; Dr Chris Fisher
University of Teesside - Professor Nigel Oswald

The Clinical Director, Professor Rudolf Bilous, is also a member of the CLRN Board.

Dr Rodger Thornham chairs the CLRN Board.

Board membership will be reviewed after the first year.