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The Community Administrators
(Left to Right): Jo Stott (now a Mum!), Chrissie Bradley, Julia
Blackburn, Sameah Sabir, Sameera Ali, Zille Rabab,
Samina Janjua, Rihab Potrick, Emma Leigh, Kerrie
Jennings
Executive group
The executive group provides overall leadership of
the project.
 John Wright |
John Wright is the Director of the Born in Bradford programme and
the Bradford Institute for
Health Research. He is a clinical
epidemiologist and clinician with an
interest in respiratory medicine. He has a background of health services research with a particular interest in translating research into clinical practice and international health. |
 Derek Tuffnell |
Derek Tuffnell has been
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist in
Bradford since 1994. Clinical Director for
Womens and Childrens in Bradford since 2006.
Honorary Visiting Professor in Obstetrics
-Bradford University. His research interests are of all aspects of maternity care particularly High Risk pregnancy ( diabetes and hypertension/pre-eclampsia). Member of NICE Guideline Development Group for Intrapartum Care. |
 Pauline Raynor |
Pauline Raynor has a background in
community nursing and health service research. She
worked as a Health Visitor and School Nurse in Leeds
and Bradford before moving to the University of York
in 1999 to work as a health service researcher -
latterly based in York Trials Unit. Pauline returned to Bradford in 2005 to take up her present post. Her research interests include childhood obesity and the public health role of community nurses. Pauline.Raynor@bthft.nhs.uk |
 Neil Small |
Neil Small Academic Lead from the University of Bradford Neil is Professor of Health Research at the University of Bradford. He is a social scientist with an interest in health inequalities and in the way people experience ill-health. He worked in the University of Bradford through most of the 1980's, left to work in the Universities of York then Sheffield, and returned to Bradford in 1999. |
 Roger Parslow |
Roger Parslow Academic Lead from the University of Leeds Roger is a senior lecturer in the Paediatric Epidemiology Group, Division of Epidemiology, at the University of Leeds. He is a Principal Investigator for the Paediatric Intensive Care Audit Network (PICANet), academic lead for the Yorkshire Register of Diabetes in Children and Young People, and Principle Investigator of the recently set up Yorkshire and Humber Congenital Anomalies Register. Roger's research interests include the epidemiology of acute childhood illness and delivery of paediatric intensive care, risk adjustment methodology, environmental exposures and chronic childhood disease (especially diabetes and cancer), socio-demographic determinants of disease incidence and prevalence, early life exposures and subsequent health outcomes and developing new methods of tracking patient journeys using routinely collected health data. |
 Kate Pickett |
Kate Pickett Academic Lead from the University of York Kate is Professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Health Sciences at the University of York and a member of the health inequalities research group. She is the co-author of The Spirit Level, with Richard Wilkinson, and her work addresses the social determinants of health and social well-being. She is the holder of a National Institute for Health Research Career Scientist Award, a Fellow of the RSA and a Fellow of the UK Faculty of Public Health. Kate is also a member of The Children's Society Campaign for Childhood committee, a member of the Human Capital Research Working Group of the Institute for New Economic Thinking and a member of the International Network for Research on Inequalities in Child Health (INRICH). |
Project Team
 Shaheen Akhtar |
Shaheen Akhtar Project Co-ordinator Shaheen has a background in the sciences having a degree in Biosciences and is due to complete an MSc in Population health in 2011. She has worked extensively in community settings across a range of organisations. She has a background in Health and Welfare Rights having worked for a variety of charitable organisations representing disabled children and their families. Prior to starting work at BiB she worked as a Project Support Officer enabling and supporting organisations to secure funding and develop their services by engaging with local communities. Her role in Born in Bradford allows her to work within the areas of health and community participation whilst giving her the opportunity to develop her research skills. She has most recently undertaken the qualitative research work for the BiB 1000 project, as well as continuing to manage the Project Office team. |
 Ann Barratt |
Ann Barratt Family Liaison Officer Ann taught in Bradford schools and nurseries for more than twenty years. Ann’s involvement with BiB began when she joined the advocacy and scrutiny committee as an interested parent in 2006. At first she worked in a voluntary capacity helping to write the newsletter and to look at other ways of communicating with parents. She then worked in the BiB recruitment office and has now taken on the job of family liaison officer for the project. Telephone - 01274 383409 - Ann.Barratt@bthft.nhs.uk |
 Dagmar Waiblinger |
Dagmar Waiblinger Lead Research Widwife Dagmar’s background is in midwifery and Public Health. She has been part of the Born in Bradford Project since 2006. As the Lead Research Midwife Dagmar was responsible for the recruitment of pregnant women and their partners in the maternity unit between 2007 and 2010. Since January 2011 Dagmar is overseeing the teams responsible for the follow up of families taking part in BiB 1000 and the All In Study, as well as working clinically. |
 Dawn Byrne |
Dawn Byrne Office Manager Dawn has been the office manager for Born in Bradford since Aug 2009. Dawn speaks to all the mums in the BiB 1000 project, arranging their clinic appointments. She also manages the databases for the BiB 1000 and the All In projects. |
 Rafaq Azad |
Rafaq Azad Scientific Co-ordinator Rafaq is currently working as the Scientific Co-ordinator for the Born in Bradford study (0.1WTE). He is responsible for managing the BiB biobank and supporting and co-ordinating the laboratory aspects of other studies involved with BiB. Rafaq is also a Principal Clinical Biochemist at Bradford Royal Infirmary and has a keen interest in paediatric Biochemistry and metabolic medicine. Rafaq has a strong background in IT and working with databases. |
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Shabana Ditta Biomedical Support worker Shabana is currently working as a temporary Biomedical Support Worker on a part time basis. She graduated from the University of Bradford in Biomedical Sciences in 1999. Shabana is responsible for processing blood samples received in the lab, primarily for the All In Allergy and Infection study and the National Diet and Infant Health Study. Shabana is also involved with maintaining the biobank. |
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