UKCRC Board

The UKCRC Board is chaired by Professor Dame Sally Davies, Director General of R&D at the Department of Health, and is made up of representatives from all of the UKCRC Partner organisations. The Board meets twice a year and provides a forum that enables all Partners to work together to transform the clinical research environment in the UK. Summaries of the main issues discussed at the UKCRC Board Meetings can be found in the Useful Links section.

UKCRC Board Members

• Professor Dame Sally Davies (Chair)
  Department of Health (DH)
  National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) 
• Peter Ellingworth
  The Association of British Healthcare Industries (ABHI)
• Dr Richard Barker
  Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI)
• Simon Denegri
  Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC)
• Professor Adrian Newland
  Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AOMRC)
• Professor Janet Darbyshire
  The Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS)
• TBA
  BioIndustry Association (BIA)
• John Neilson
  Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)
• Harpal Kumar
  Cancer Research UK (CRUK)
• Dr Russell Hamilton
  Department of Health (DH)
• Professor Ian Diamond
  Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
• Sir Nick Partridge
  INVOLVE
• Sir Leszek Borysiewicz
  Medical Research Council (MRC)
• Professor Sir Alasdair Breckenridge
  Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
• Sir Mike Rawlins
  National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
• Ron Kerr
  NHS Confederation
• Professor Bernie Hannigan
  Research and Development Office for the
  Northern Ireland Health and Personal Social Services
• Dr Alison Spaull
  Scottish Executive Health Department
• Candy Morris
  Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs)
• Sir Mark Walport
  The Wellcome Trust
• Sir Alan Langlands
  Higher Education Funding Council for England
  Department for Employment and Learning Northern Ireland
  Scottish Funding Council
  Higher Education Funding Council for Wales
• Dr Sue Denman
  Welsh Assembly Government 
• Andrew Russell
  Patient and Public Member
• John Hughes
  Patient and Public Member
• Dr Tim Cave
  Senior R&D Representative from the Pharmaceutical Industry
• Professor Peter Kopelman
  Universities Representation