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Bradford Districts CCG
Bradford Districts CCG is made up
of 41 member GP practices and
serves a population of 328,000
people.
Its leaders are Dr Andy Withers,
shadow clinical chair, and Helen
Hirst, chief officer designate, who
also serves the Bradford City CCG.
The area has high levels of
heart disease and respiratory
disease; smoking and problem
alcohol use and increasing levels
of mental health problems.
The CCG’s vision is: better
health for the people of
Bradford.
For more information visit:
www.bradforddistrictsccg.nhs.uk
Bradford City CCG
Bradford City CCG has 28
member GP practices and
represents over 118,000 people.
Its leaders are Dr Akram
Khan, shadow clinical chair,
and Helen Hirst, chief officer
designate, who also serves the
Bradford Districts CCG.
In the City area there is a high
level of heart disease, diabetes,
mental health problems and
deaths from cancer.
Airedale, Wharfedale
and Craven CCG
The CCG is made up of 17
member practices and serves
a population of 156,000. It
incorporates some practices
from North Yorkshire, including
Skipton, Grassington and Settle.
The leaders of the CCG are Dr
Phil Pue, the chief clinical officer
designate, and Dr Colin Renwick,
the shadow clinical chair.
In the area there is a high
incidence of heart disease and
high levels of obesity. There are
increasing levels of mental health
problems, a diverse population
– with areas of deprivation and
affluence – as well as a very high
number of older people.
The CCG’s vision is: to
be a leading CCG through
successful integration and
transformation of health
and social care, and the
CCG Andy Withers
CCG Helen Hirst
CCG Akram Khan
The CCG’s vision is: reducing
health inequalities for all.
For more information visit:
www.bradfordcityccg.nhs.uk
CCG Colin-Renwick
CCG Phil Pue
introduction of innovative,
improved clinical pathways.
For more
information visit: www.
airedalewharfedalecravenccg.
nhs.uk
Breast cancer boost
Breast Cancer support group, Bosom Friends, have donated a monitor
for plastic surgeons to use during complicated breast reconstruction
surgery. The group also donated two iPads which the surgeons and
breast cancer specialist nurses will use during consultations to show
women photos of previous reconstruction cases.
Hospital figures
Membership of the Foundation Trust is currently 52,205, against a
target for 2012/13 of 40,000. Membership is made up of the public,
patients and staff.
Painting it pink
The Pennine Breast Screening Service raised £5,76 for Breast Cancer
Awareness and the Bradford Cancer Support Centre by holding
various fundraisers during October’s breast cancer awareness month.
Yorkshire Stroke Research Network
Sue Williamson and Clive Nicholson from the Yorkshire Stroke
Research Network (based in Bradford Teaching Hospitals) have been
named as ‘team of the year’ by the UK Stroke Research Network.
Head and Neck Research
The Head and Neck Research team have become internationally
recognised and have won the international research prize for the
CRUK LIHNCS trial at the 8 th international conference on head and
neck cancer. Additionally the team have had a total of 30 abstracts
accepted and presented at either British, European or world
meetings.
Respiratory Medicine Research
Dr Dinesh Saralaya, consultant in respiratory medicine, and his team
continue to recruit to major commercial trials and have achieved a
global ‘first patient’ into a trial which is
testing the safety of a new bronchodilator
in treating patients with COPD. This is
the second global ‘first patient’ the team
have recruited from Bradford in successive
years. Dr Saralaya has recently led on a trial
which looked into the real life effectiveness
of Omalizumab, an anti-IgE antibody
in treating patients with severe allergic
asthma. The results were presented at the European
Respiratory Society Annual Congress in Vienna on September 2, 2012
and have achieved international acclaim.
Volunteers sought by hospital
Bradford Teaching Hospitals is looking for people to become
volunteer patients. We are contacting a number of Foundation Trust
members who have already agreed to take part in PPE (Patient and
Public Engagement) activities but also wondered if any of our other
members would be interested in taking part too.
Medical students need to gain experience and confidence in
taking histories and examining patients, but when people are unwell
in hospital most people do not want to volunteer as they do not feel
up to doing it.
If you are willing to share your experience or to be examined by
a student, get in touch with the Foundation Trust’s clinical education
department by emailing Sharon.Walker@bthft.nhs.uk or telephoning
01274 382512 or 382560.
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