lead clinician

The named clinician, often a surgeon, who is responsible in the UK for co-ordinating the anatomical-site-specific cancer services in a multidisciplinary cancer team at a district general hospital.

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Professor John Forsythe is lead clinician for organ donation in Scotland.

Transplant boy's parents in donor plea

Audit lead clinician Dr Gerry Rayman said: "e number of patients developing this largely preventable complication remains unacceptably high.

Concern over diabetes complications

Dr Nadeem Moghal, who has been appointed as the lead clinician for the service, said: "This exciting service is one of the first of its kind in the country and one which we expect will set the standard for similar, future models.

Consultants head 'exciting service' at hospital

The majority of hospital doctors and ward nurses still do not have basic training in insulin management and glucose control," Audit lead clinician Dr Gerry Rayman said.

Medication blunders 'putting diabetics' lives at risk'

Dr Ben Stanhope, lead clinician for the department, explained why raising funds was so crucial.

Trade up and help the city children's hospital

Dr Bob Young, audit lead clinician, consultant diabetologist and clinical lead for the National Diabetes Information Service, said: "Many early deaths could be prevented.

Diabetes alert for Teesside

Leena Chagla, consultant surgeon and lead clinician at the Burney Breast Unit, said: "I would like to thank St Helens Rugby Football Club and Saints fans for supporting the unit in this way and helping to raise awareness of breast cancer.

SAINTS IN THE PINK; Stars to don special kit to help fight against breast cancer

As part of an awareness month highlighting the dangers of the disease Dr Alan Hart-Thomas, lead clinician for lung cancer at the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, said early diagnosis increased the chance of a good outcome.

Early diagnosis is the key

Dr Alan Owens, Lead Clinician for Accident and Emergency said: "The new ward is much larger than the old one, it''s light and airy and there is more room for each patient.

New ward helps more patients

Consultant physician Dr Matt Rutter, who is the lead clinician for endoscopy at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, said: "Training tomorrow's doctors and endoscopy specialists is a vital part of what we do here in the trust.

Visionary medical use of surveillance tools

Mark Poulden, lead clinician emergency services in ABM University NHS Trust's east division, said: "Consultants are released to work easily from anywhere in the department and, in particular, are immediately available to junior staff on the shop floor so improving patient care.

Is this the end for the hospital clipboard? Wireless technology brings patients' notes into 21st century

Diane Peterson, MD, lead clinician for the HealthCare Partners Medical Spa South Bay, who is Board certified as an Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) specialist, will talk on "Skin Health and Skin Cancer Awareness" at 11 a.