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The Pearl Collaboration

Central Project Team

  • Professor Julian Bion, PEARL Chief Investigator Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, University of Birmingham J.F.Bion@bham.ac.uk
  • Ms Olivia Brookes, PEARL Project Manager University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Olivia.Brookes@uhb.nhs.uk
  • Mr Duncan Buckley, PEARL Patient & Relative Representative Mrs Lisa-Marie Buckley, PEARL Patient & Relative Representative
  • Dr Carolyn Tarrant, Ethnography study lead Associate Professor in Health Psychology, SAPPHIRE group (joint lead): Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester
  • Dr Janet Willars, Research Associate SAPPHIRE group: Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester
  • Dr Jen Yiallouros, Research Associate SAPPHIRE group: Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester
  • Professor Richard Lilford, Methodology Lead Professor of Public Health; Director of W-CAHRD; Director of NIHR CLAHRC WM
  • Dr Celia Taylor, PEARL Pedagogic Lead Associate Professor, University of Warwick
  • Professor Ivo Vlaev, Behavioural Science Lead Professor of Behavioural Science, University of Warwick
  • Professor Gavin Perkins, Debriefing Lead Professor of Critical Care Medicine, University of Warwick
  • Dr Yen-Fu Chen, Systematic review expertise Senior Research Fellow, University of Warwick
  • Dr Paul Sullivan, Quality Improvement Lead Consultant in Acute Medicine, Imperial College London
  • Dr Greg Packer, Trainee Lead Specialist registrar in ICM and acute medicine, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
  • Professor Julian Archer, Multi-source feedback lead Professor of Medical Education Research, University of Plymouth
  • Ms Felicity Evison, Statistician Informatics Department, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
  • Mr Stephen Perks, Analytics Developer Informatics Department, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
  • Dr Lou Atkins, Behavioural Science Expertise Senior Teaching Fellow, University College London
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Local Project Team

  • Dr Randeep Mullhi, ICU Local Project Lead Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical Examiner
  • Dr Catherine Snelson, CDU Local Project Lead Consultant in Critical Care and Acute Medicine, Clinical Service Lead Critical Care UHB
  • Tim Jones, Chair of the UHB Local Project Team Executive Director of Delivery
  • Dr Carolyn Tarrant, Ethnography study lead Associate Professor in Health Psychology, SAPPHIRE group (joint lead): Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester
  • Emma Reeves, Research Nurse
  • Lauren Cooper, Trial Co-ordinator
  • Jake Osborne-Wylde, Research Administrator
  • Dr Caroline Higenbottam, Specialist Trainee in Anaesthetics and ICM
  • Elaine Tracey, ICU Sister
  • Cait Nee, CDU Clinical Educator
  • Leah Duffy, CDU Sister
  • Rachel Ormston, CDU Sister
  • Sarah Vince, CDU Sister
  • Mr & Mrs Andrew Cox, PEARL PPI Representatives
  • Mr Luke Flavell PEARL, PPI Representative
  • Ms Jackie Flavell, PEARL PPI Representative
  • Mr Tim Marshall, PEARL PPI Representative
Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust Local Project Team

  • Professor Fang Gao Smith, ICU Local Project Lead Professor of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain
  • Dr Trishna Chakravorty, AMU Local Project Lead Acute Medicine Consultant
  • Karen Kneller, Chair of the HEFT Local Project Team Non-Executive Director
  • Dr Lucie Linhartova, ICU Consultant
  • Dr Nitin Arora, ICU Consultant
  • Jane Story, ICU Senior Nurse
  • Dr Sikander Majid, AMU Doctor
  • Grainne Buggy, Advanced Clinical Practitioner - AMU
  • Andrew Coughlan, Charge Nurse / Clinical Educator - AMU
  • Gill Randall, AMU Nurse
  • Julia Sampson, Research Nurse
  • Teresa Melody, Research Manager
Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Trust Local Project Team

  • Dr Stephen Wright, ICU (W37) Local Project Lead Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine
  • Dr Chris Gibbins, AMU (AS) Local Project Lead Consultant in Acute Medicine
  • Dr Ian Clement, ICU (W38) Local Project Lead Consultant in Critical Care & Anaesthesia
  • Dr Jonathan Shelton, ICU (W18) Local Project Lead Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
  • Prof Kath McCourt, Chair of NTH Local Project Team Non-Executive Director
  • Ingrid O'Neil, ICU Nursing Lead, Ward 38 ICU (RVI - Newcastle)
  • Gill Yeoman, ICU Nursing Lead, Ward 38 ICU (RVI - Newcastle)
  • Helena Korovessis, AMU Nursing Lead, Assessment Suite (RVI - Newcastle)
  • Dr Helen Doherty, Trainee Representative
  • Dr Kay Protheroe, Trainee Representative
  • Dr Louise Swan, Trainee Representative
  • Mr Ian Spencer, PEARL PPI Representative
  • Abigail Harrison, Critical Care Research Data Manager
  • Neil Alderson, Informatics Lead
  • Christine Straughan, Informatics Lead - Critical Care
  • Andrew Pike, Head of Patient Experience
PEARL Steering Committee

  • Professor Rebecca Lawton, Chair Professor of Health Psychology, University of Leeds
  • Professor James Neuberger, Member Professor of Hepatology QEHB and University of Birmingham
  • Mr Harry Turner, Member Non-Executive Director, Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
  • Professor Stephen Brett, Member Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, Professor of Critical Care, Imperial College London