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Clinical Steering Group

The purpose of the Clinical Steering Group (CSG) is to provide guidance and support on the direction and deliverables of the National Audit of Breast Cancer in Older Patients (NABCOP) and to encourage support from professional members.

The CSG has members from patient associations, medical associations, multi-disciplinary experts in the area of breast cancer and medical care of the older person, and policy makers.

The CSG’s objective are to:

Advise on proposed audit analyses and presentation of results.
Review and prioritise identified audit questions.
Inform the Project Team about relevant national initiatives and evolving clinical evidence.
Advise on study design, and appropriate process and outcome measures.
Comment on the Audit dataset and methods of data collection.
Advise on proposed audit analyses and presentation of results.
Comment on the findings of the Audit and their interpretation.
Support Audit communication with professional colleagues on Audit aims and data collection.
Help publicise the results of the NABCOP among patients, the professions involved and other stakeholders.
Represent the views of the associated professional and patient groups.

The NABCOP CSG Terms of Reference and CSG meeting minutes, are available to download.

Clinical Steering Group Members as of May 2019

Name	Organisation	Role
Prof. Kieran Horgan (Chair)	Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	NABCOP Clinical Lead, Surgery
Ms Karen Clements	National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service, Public Health England	NABCOP / NCRAS Project Manager
Miss Marianne Dillon	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board Wales Cancer Network	Breast Surgeon Breast Cancer Audit Lead for Wales
Ms Patricia Fairbrother	Independent Cancer Patients’ Voice	Patient Representative
Prof. David Dodwell	Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	NABCOP Clinical Lead, Oncology
Prof. Deborah Fenlon	Swansea University	Professor of Nursing
Mr Ashu Gandhi	Association of Breast Surgery University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust NHS Breast Screening Programme	Chair of Professional Standards, ABS Oncoplastic Breast and Endocrine Surgeon Surgical Chair
Prof. Margot Gosney	University of Reading Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust	Professor of Elderly Care Medicine Honorary Consultant in Elderly Care Medicine
Ms Lis Grimsey	Association of Breast Surgery	Macmillan Nurse Consultant
Prof. Chris Holcombe	Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital NHS Trust National Breast Clinical Reference Group	Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon Deputy Chair
Ms Jacquie Jenkin	Public Health England, Screen Quality Assurance Service	Deputy Director of Quality Assurance
Prof. Ian Kunkler	University of Edinburgh NHS Lothian	Professor of Clinical Oncology Clinical Oncologist
Miss Fiona MacNeill	Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust	Clinical Lead for Breast Surgery Consultant Breast Surgeon
Mr Andrew Murphy	National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service, Public Health England	Head of Cancer Datasets
Dr Emma Pennery	Breast Cancer Care	Clinical Director
Dr Stanley Ralph	Age Anaesthesia Association Royal Derby Hospitals in NHS Trust	Honorary Secretary Anaesthetist
Dr Alistair Ring	Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust	Medical Oncologist
Prof. Tom Robinson	University of Leicester University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust	Head of Department and Professor of Stroke Medicine Honorary Consultant Physician
Ms Janice Rose	Independent Cancer Patients’ Voice	Patient Representative
Dr Nisha Sharma	Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust British Society of Breast Radiology	Director of Breast Screening (Leeds-Wakefield and Clinical Lead for Breast Imaging) Secretary
Dr Richard Simcock	Macmillan Cancer Support	Chair of the Expert Reference Group (ERG) for Cancer Care in Older People convened by Macmillan
Ms Sophia Turner	Independent Cancer Patients’ Voice	Patient Representative
Prof. Lynda Wyld	University of Sheffield Jasmine Breast Cancer, Doncaster Bridging the Age Gap Study	Professor of Surgical Oncology Honorary Consultant Breast Surgeon Principal Investigator

Clinical Steering Group Minutes

In addition to the support provided by the CSG, the audit is overseen by a Project Board (PB). The PB is responsible for ensuring that NABCOP works within the contracts covering the delivery of the audit, and directing the strategic work of the audit. The PB has representation from patient associations, medical associations, and the commissioners; members are listed in the NABCOP Annual Reports .

If you have any questions about this information, please contact nabcop@rcseng.ac.uk