North West England

The North West Committee supports all our members in the region. We work to improve all aspects of clinical science in local laboratories and join with our colleagues at national level to take forward clinical biochemistry, immunology & microbiology as a vital part of the modern health service.

North West Committee

  • Miss Carrie Chadwick - Chair & Representative on Council
  • Ellen Rumsby -Treasurer
  • Sally Hanton - Regional Secretary
  • Francesca Shaw - Meetings Secretary
  • Hannah Fearon - Audit Group
  • Ed Hinchliffe - Regional Tutor
  • Charlotte Harborow - Trainees Committee
  • Gregory Lynch - Medical Trainees Representative
  • Andrew Fox - Microbiology
  • vacant - Federation of Clinical Scientists (Merseyside)
  • vacant - Federation of Clinical Scientists (North West)
  • Emma Callery - Immunology Representative
  • Suzanne Armitage - Workforce Advisor
  • Niamh Horton - Ordinary Member
  • Ceri Rowe - Ordinary Member
  • Vacant - Ordinary Member

North West Newsletter

LabMed NW - newsletter February 2025

 

North West audit group

Regional audits -North West England


Ian Ward Members' Paper Prize

The Ian Ward Members' Paper Prize encourages high quality oral presentation of scientific data by North West Region members up to Consultant Grade.

Rules

Ian Ward Members Papers Rules


How to enter

To enter, members should respond to the appropriate invitation issued before the relevant event.

2025 winners

Sophie Rothwell Mason

Francesca Ryan-Beswick 

2024 winners

Winner: Megan Dolan (Wythenshawe Hospital)

Runner up: John Gilman (Salford Royal Hospital)

2023 winners

Winner: Jessica Brown (Bolton Hospital)

Runner up: Emma Henly (Liverpool Clinical Laboratories)

2022 winners

Winner: Jonathan Atkins (Wythenshawe Hospital)

Runner up: Katherine Birch (Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust)

2021 Winners

Winner: Laura Walker (Alder Hey Children's Hospital)

Runner up: Daniella Clegg (Preston Hospital)

2020 Winners

Winner: Daniella Clegg (Preston Hospital)

Runner up: Katherine Birch (Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust)

2019 winners

Winner: Andreas Tridimas

Runner up: Niamh Horton