Who's involved
The leading experts in dementia in Bristol are involved in the team. The HIT management team is made up of:
- HIT directors: Rachel Holland, Psychiatrist, Isobel Jones, CEO, Alive, Gary Christopher, Gerontologist and Ageing Well lead at University of the West of England (UWE) Bristol
- Research workstream leads: Professor Richard Cheston, Professor of Mental Health Research, UWE
- Public and patient involvement workstream lead: Lorna Robertson, Operations Manager, Bristol, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, Alzheimer's Society
- HIT co-ordinator: vacant
Several other key individuals contribute to delivering the work of the HIT, including:
- Sue Jaques, Commissioning Manager Ageing Well & Dementia, South Gloucestershire Council and chair of South Gloucestershire Dementia Expert Group
- John Moore, Director, Home Instead Senior Care and chair of Bristol Dementia Expert Group
- Paul Knocker, Operations Manager, Bristol Dementia Wellbeing Service
- Tony Hall, Bristol Dementia Action Alliance
- Winsome Barrett-Muir, South Gloucestershire Dementia Action Alliance
- Rosa Hui, Chair, Working Group on Dementia in people of BAME Origins
- Anndeloris Chacon, Manager, Bristol Black Carers
