Link Officers Each healthcare organisation (Trusts in England & Wales, Boards in Scotland and Health & Social Services Trusts in Northern Ireland) should elect a Link Officer. The postholder would normally be an ordinary member and would usually hold office for an unlimited period. The role of the Link Officer is to act as a vehicle of communication between Council and Association members. The duties of the Link Officer would therefore include the following: – To act as a local ACP contact point for the NHS provider they represent – To act as a communication link between ACP members at their organisation and the ACP Council via the Honorary Secretary – To encourage colleagues and trainees to join the ACP – To encourage trainees to take part in the ACP Trainee Members Group – To promote awareness of ACP grants and prizes and to encourage members to apply – To seek nominations for national positions within the ACP including nominations for Council – To pass on members’ complaints and comments to the ACP Officers – To promote the activities of the Association at local level Hospital Link Caledonian Grampian NHS Board W Simpson Fife NHS Board I Nawroz Cambrian West Wales General Hospital J Murphy University Hospital of Wales I McDowell East Mercian University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust R Hew Burton Hospitals NHS Trust T Reynolds Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust P Carder Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust M Heatley Nottingham University NHS Trust A Zaitoun East Saxon Bedford Hospital NHS Trust M Wilkins Peterborough Hospitals NHS Trust S Lishman The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust V Sundaresan Irish St Vincent’s University Hospital P Twomey Mid Southern The Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospital NHS Foundation Trust D Parham University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust M Ashton-Key Poole Hospital NHS Trust S Haider North of England Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust H Bourne North West Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust BN Hamid Central Manchester & Manchester Children’s Univ Hospitals NHS Trust LJ McWilliam Tameside & Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust V Howarth Trafford Healthcare NHS Trust LN Sandle Stockport NHS Foundation Trust R Saravana Salford Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust U Chandran Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust A Ganjifrockwala Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust S Shaktawat South East Kingston Hospital NHS Trust KR Patel Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust G Stockford Thames Valley University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust M Falzon St Mary’s NHS Trust N Francis Guy’s & St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust G Culora The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust K Thway The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust F Scott Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust A Molyneux St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust P Riley Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust A Nayar North West London Hospitals NHS Trust M Moorghen Lewisham & Grenwich NHS Trust I Bailey South Western Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust N Ward Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust A Oriolowo Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust M Morgan University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust N Wong Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust T Bracey Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust C Meehan West Mercian South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust S Batitang Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NE Capps M Dada
