SHOT Steering Group

The Steering Group (SG) provides professional ownership and strategic direction, monitors the performance of SHOT and is accountable to the UK Forum through the Medical Director for the use of resources and management of the budget. Membership of the Steering Group will consist of nominated representatives of the Royal Colleges and other professional bodies. The Steering Group will always include the Medical Director, National Co-ordinator for Transfusion Transmitted Infections, the Operations Manager, and a representative from each of the following: Public Health England, a Consultant specialist in Transfusion Microbiology, BCSH Transfusion Task Force, the CMO’s National Blood Transfusion Committee (NBTC), and the UK Blood Transfusion Forum.

The SG will be responsible for:

Formulating the recommendations based on SHOT findings and ensuring that these are endorsed and disseminated via professional bodies
Promoting and supporting SHOT recommendations and activities through their professional networks
Ensuring the integrity and confidentiality of the data
Monitoring and encouraging participation in UK haemovigilance

Steering Group Members

Dr Megan Rowley	SHOT Steering Group Chair	Consultant Haematologist, Clinical Lead for the SNBTS Transfusion Team.
Professor Mark Bellamy	Outgoing SHOT Steering Group Chair	Consultant in Intensive Care
Professor Dave Roberts	BBTS President	British Blood Transfusion Society
Lt Col Lucinda Blake	Haematology Consultant Past President, Intensive Care Society	Defence Medical Services
Ms Nina Vinall	Expert in Patient Safety
Mrs Anne Lockhart	IBMS Fellow, Senior Biomedical Scientist Professional Manager, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service Welsh Blood Service	Institute of Biomedical Science
Dr Pete Hersey	FICM Safety Lead	Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine
Dr Stephen Thomas	JPAC Director	Joint Professional Advisory Committee
Mr Graham Donald	Lay Member
Dr Shubha Allard	NBTC Secretary	National Blood Transfusion
Professor Andrea Piccin		Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service
Dr Caroline Evans	Consultant Cardiothoracic Anaesthetist	Royal College of Anaesthetists
Ms Mervi Jokinen	Practice and Standards Professional Advisor, The Royal College of Midwives President European Midwives Association (EMA) Vice Chair European Forum for National Nursing and Midwifery Associations (EFNNMA)	Royal College of Midwives
Mr Suman Shrestha	Professional Lead for Critical Care	Royal College of Nursing
Dr Erum Khan	Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist	Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
Dr Ruth Gottstein	Consultant Neonatologist	Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
Dr Shubha Allard	Deputy Chair, Transfusion Medicine Specialty Advisory Committee	Royal College of Pathologists
Dr James Reid		Royal College of Physicians
Vacant		Royal College of Surgeons
Dr Lynne Anderson	Chair, SNBTC	Scottish National Blood Transfusion Committee
Vacant		The Royal College of Emergency Medicine
Dr Gail Miflin	Medical and Research Director, NHS Blood and Transplant	UK Forum
Ms Katy Veale	Operations Manager, UK NEQAS BTLP	UK NEQAS
Ms Kerry Dowling	Chair, UKTLC	UK Transfusion Laboratory Collaborative
Dr Su Brailsford	Consultant in Epidemiology and Health Protection, NHS Blood and Transplant	UK Health Security Agency
Dr Susan Robinson	Haematology Consultant Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Lead Consultant Transfusion, Patient Blood Management and Obstetric Haematology	British Society for Haematology
Mr Chris Robbie	MHRA Haemovigilance Specialist	Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

Honorary Steering Group Members

Dr Hannah Cohen – Founder member and former SHOT Steering Group Chair
Dr Lorna Williamson – Founder member
Dr John Barbara – Founder member
Dr Sue Knowles -Former Interim Medical Director of SHOT
Dr Elizabeth Love – Former National Medical Coordinator of SHOT
Prof John S P Lumley – Founder member
Dr Brian McClelland – Founder member
Dr Derek Norfolk – Founder member
Dr Dorothy Stainsby – Former National Medical Coordinator of SHOT
Dr Clare Taylor – Former SHOT Medical Director

SHOT Steering Group