Who's involved
Stroke HIT’s Directors include people from different health and care backgrounds, and people with lived experience of stroke:
- Dr Phil Clatworthy, Consultant Stroke Neurologist, North Bristol NHS Trust
- Stephen Hill, Lead for public involvement in research
- Claire Angell, Lead for Lived Experience Group
- Dr Phil Simons, Primary Care contact
- Dr Viv Harrison, Consultant in Public Health Medicine – Population Health, Bristol City Council
Other team members and affiliated organisations include:
- Lead for Education, Training and Skills workstream: Claire Fullbrook-Scanlon, Senior Lecturer, University of the West of England and Consultant Stroke Nurse, Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Foundation Trust
- Lead for Research and Innovation workstream: Dr Nigel Harris, Visiting Professor, Bristol Robotics Laboratory, College of Arts, Technology and Environment (CATE), University of the West of England
- University of the West of England: Dr Praveen Kumar, Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy
- Bristol After Stroke: Rebecca Sheehy, Chief Executive
- Healthwatch BNSSG: Vicky Marriott, Area Manager
- Stroke Association: Garry Jopling and Kay Bunyan, South West Leadership Team
- Sirona care and health: Emma Richards, Clinical and Operational Lead for Stroke and Neuro; Helen Ellis, Occupational Therapist / Integrated community Stroke Service Team Lead; Rob Jones, Stroke Specialist Physio, Team Lead and Stroke Services Evaluation Lead
- Bristol Black Carers
- HIT Senior Project Manager: Heidi Andrews
