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 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland CLRN Board are:

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - Dr Gwyn McCreanor
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust - Dr Khalid Karim
NCRN - Dr Steve Nicholson
NHS Leicester City - Rod Moore
NHS Leicestershire and Rutland – Julian Mallinson  
NHS Northamptonshire - Dr Stephen Rogers
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust - Professor Ed Shaxted 
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - Alex O'Neill-Kerr
Northamptonshire LINk – David Ward
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust – David Hetmanski 
East Midlands and South Yorkshire Primary Care Research Network - Professor Andrew Wilson
South East Midlands Diabetes Research Network - Professor Kamlesh Khunti; Professor Melanie Davies
Thames Valley Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network - Helen Collins
Trent Stroke Research Network - Professor Tom Robinson
Trent Medicines for Children Research Network - Mark Howells
Heart of England Mental Health Research Network - Dr David Clarke
De Montfort University - Professor Richard Jenkins
Loughborough University – Dr Steve Christie
Loughborough University - Professor David Williams
University of Leicester - Professor Will Steward
University of Northampton - Professor Carol Philips
Public and Patient Representative - Anthony Locke
NIHR CRN CC – Helen Dulake


Professor David Rowbotham, Clinical Director, Professor Azhar Farooqi, Co-Director and Elizabeth Kettle, Senior Manager are also members of the CLRN Board.

Dr Trevor Friedman chairs the CLRN Board.

Board membership will be reviewed after the first year.

Dates of Board Meetings

8 February 2010
26 May 2010
4 October 2010

Last updated: 21 May 2010