London Choosing Wisely: Improving health outcomes for all Londoners membership of Task and Finish Groups April 2018 London Choosing Wisely Task and Finish Groups Six Task and Finish Groups have been established to steer the review process for each treatment (with hip and knee policies being considered together). Each Task and Finish Group is chaired by a primary care clinician, who will also sit on the London Choosing Wisely Steering Group. Please note: membership of all groups may be subject to change for unforeseeable clinical commitments or circumstances beyond the control of members. For further information please contact the London Choosing Wisely programme team on: hlp.londonchoosingwisely@nhs.net. Task and Finish Group 1: Surgical removal of benign skin lesions Dr Lily Wong Task and Finish Group - surgical removal of benign skin lesions, chair General Practitioner, Brent CCG and London IFR Clinical Lead, NWL Collaboration of Clinical Commissioning Groups Dr Nicola Clayton Consultant Dermatologist, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Dr Sarah Heyes General Practitioner and Clinical Director, Redbridge CCG Dr Janet High General Practitioner, Enfield CCG and Clinical Lead, Enfield Referral Management Service Ursula Johnston London Choosing Wisely Patient Representative. Ursula is currently the community engagement manager for Lambeth Early Action Partnership (LEAP). Dr Angelika Razzaque General Practitioner and CCG Clinical Director, Lewisham CCG Supported by and delivering for London s NHS, London Councils, Public Health England and the Mayor of London 1
Deputy: Dr Jacky McLeod General Practitioner and CCG Clinical Director, Lewisham CCG Task and Finish Group 2: Interventional treatments for back pain Dr Nikesh Dattani Task and Finish Group - interventional treatments for back pain, chair General Practitioner, Barnet CCG Mr Tim Bull Consultant Spinal Surgeon, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Mr Matthew Crocker Consultant Neurosurgeon and clinical lead for spine surgery, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Dr Folake Davies General Practitioner, Bromley and Bexley CCGs Denise James London Choosing Wisely Patient Representative. Denise is currently a member of the Patient Advisory Group, Bromley CCG Dr Sohini Kar General Practitioner and Clinical Lead, Hounslow CCG Dr Lucy Ward Consultant in pain management and anaesthetics, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Deputy: Dr Patrick McGowan Consultant in pain medicine and staff governor, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Adam Royffe Extended Scope Physiotherapist, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Dr Nicola Williams General Practitioner and Clinical Lead, Wandsworth CCG Task and Finish Group 3: Varicose vein procedures Dr Vimple Bhalani Task and Finish Group - varicose vein procedures, chair General Practitioner, Bexley CCG 2
Priscilla Baines London Choosing Wisely Patient Representative. Priscilla is currently a Board Member and Co-Vice Chair, Lambeth Patient Participation Group Network Dr Nikesh Dattani General Practitioner, Barnet CCG Dr Clare Jarman General Practitioner and Clinical Lead, Hammersmith and Fulham CCG Dr Dino Pardhanani General Practitioner and Clinical Lead, Sutton CCG Ms Sophie Renton Consultant Vascular Surgeon, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust Miss Stella Vig Vascular Consultant Surgeon and Clinical Director for Surgery, Croydon Health Services NHS Trust Task and Finish Group 4: Shoulder decompression Dr Nicola Williams Task and Finish Group - shoulder decompression, chair General Practitioner, Wandsworth CCG Mr Philip Ahrens Interim Clinical Director for Trauma, Orthopaedics, Pain and Podiatry, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Dr Anita Bhatia General Practitioner and Clinical Director Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge CCG Dr Nicholas Mistry General Practitioner and Clinical Lead, Barnet CCG Dr Mark Moffat General Practitioner and GP Engagement Lead MSK, Greenwich CCG Deputy: Dr Kelvin Ung General Practitioner and GP Engagement Lead MSK, Greenwich CCG Dr Imran Sajid Chair of Policy Development Group across NWL London, West London CCG 3
Mr Duncan Tennent Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Carol Varlaam London Choosing Wisely Patient Representative. Carol is currently a lay member of Wandsworth CCG Board Task and Finish Group 5: Hip and Knee arthroplasty, and Knee arthroscopy Dr Imran Sajid Task and Finish Group - Hip and Knee arthroplasty, and Knee arthroscopy, chair Chair of Policy Development Group across NWL London, West London CCG Mr Adil Ajuied Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Senior Honorary Lecturer, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Rosie Andrews Public Health representative; retired nurse and public governor for King s Health Partners Prof Fares Haddad Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Divisional Clinical Director of Surgical Specialties, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Deputy: Mr Sam Oussedik Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Dr Ethan Harris-Faulkner General Practitioner, Bexley CCG Jane Hopkins London Choosing Wisely Patient Representative. Jane is also a lay advisor for Greenwich CCG and a member of London Clinical Senate s Patient and Public Voice Group Dr Maurice Sanomi Clinical Director and Board Member, Havering CCG Folake Segun Equality and diversity lead. Folake is currently chief executive of Healthwatch Bromley and Lewisham Con t 4
Task and Finish Group 6: Cataract surgery Dr Sushanta Bhadra Task and Finish Group cataract surgery, chair Acute Contracting Lead, Bexley CCG Rashmi Agrawal London Choosing Wisely Patient Representative. Rashmi is currently a Governor of a NHS trust and a member of Healthwatch Lambeth Dr Susanne Althauser Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Dr Tony Brzezicki General Practitioner, Croydon CCG Miss Alison Davis Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist and Divisional Director for Moorfields South, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Deputy: Mr Martin Watson Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Miss Parul Desai Consultant in Public Health and Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Chair of the Clinical Council for Eye Health Commissioning for England Dr Anju Gupta General Practitioner and Clinical Director, Barking & Dagenham CCG Dr Clare Jarman General Practitioner and Clinical Lead, Hammersmith and Fulham CCG Dr Waqaar Shah General Practitioner, Wandsworth CCG and chair for National Clinical Expert in Eye Health, Royal College of General Practitioners Poonam Sharma Optometrist; clinical advisor to NHS England; and Clinical Lead, Waltham Forest CCG Glossary of terms: CCG IFR Clinical Commissioning Group Individual Funding Request 5
MSK NWL Arthroplasty Arthroscopy Deputy Cataract surgery Skin lesions Shoulder decompression Musculoskeletal conditions that affect the nerves, tendons, muscles and supporting structures, such as the discs in your back North West London The surgical reconstruction or replacement of a joint A type of keyhole surgery used to diagnose and treat problems with joints A designated individual who will cover for a colleague at relevant Task and Finish Group meetings as and when required. They will be included in all London Choosing Wisely correspondence relating to the relevant Task and Finish Group work and feed into discussions but are not expected to attend meetings unless required Replacing a clouded eye lens with an artificial lens Abnormal growth or abnormal appearance of skin Removing bone spurs and soft tissue through keyhole surgery Meetings of the Task and Finish Groups will take place as follows: Procedure Meeting One Meeting Two Meeting Three Benign skin lesions Tuesday 24 April Provisional if required: Tuesday 1 May Intervention back pain Wednesday 25 April Provisional if required: Wednesday 16 May Shoulder decompression Tuesday 1 May Tuesday 22 May Varicose veins Thursday 3 May Hip/Knee athroplasty; Knee arthroscopy Wednesday 9 May Wednesday 16 May Provisional if required: Wednesday 23 May Cataract surgery Tuesday 15 May Tuesday 29 May Tuesday 19 June 6