Who's involved

The leading experts in Parkinson’s and other movement disorders in the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire area are involved in the MOVE HIT. The executive group is made up of:

  • Co-Director: Dr Alan Whone, Senior Lecturer in Movement Disorders and Consultant Neurologist, North Bristol NHS Trust
  • Co-Director: Lucy Mooney, Lead Movement Disorder Nurse Specialist, North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT)
  • Dr Theresa Allain, Consultant Neurologist, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
  • Professor Richard Apps, Movement Disorders Pre-clinical Researcher, University of Bristol
  • Dr Ronnie Barber, Consultant Physician, North Bristol NHS Trust
  • Anna Daniell, Speech and Language Therapist, North Bristol NHS Trust
  • Robert Griffin, BNSSG PPI Group for Parkinson’s and Other Movement Disorders
  • Louise Griffiths, Parkinson’s Specialist Health Care Practitioner, Sirona health & care
  • Geoff King, Influence and Service Development Officer, South West Parkinson’s UK
  • Dr Arvind Kumar, Consultant Physician, Weston Area Health NHS Trust
  • Dr Niall Moore, Consultant Psychiatrist, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership
  • Nic Mortensen, BNSSG Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Group for Parkinson’s and Other Movement Disorders
  • Dr Alex Palombi, Senior Lecturer, Occupational Therapy, University of the West of England
  • Kathryn Prout, Parkinson’s Nurse Specialist, Sirona health & care
  • Dr Jarrod Richards, Consultant Physician, North Bristol NHS Trust
  • Dr Konrad Szewczyk-Krolikowski, Consultant Physician, North Bristol NHS Trust
  • Dr Meera Sritharan, Consultant Neurologist, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
  • Sue Thomas, Chief Executive for Commissioning Excellence, NHiS