Isobel Walker
Director
Professor Isobel Walker has been Director of UK NEQAS for Blood Coagulation since February 2005, previously holding posts as Consultant Haematologist, Head of Department of Haematology at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Co-Director of the West of Scotland Haemophilia and Thrombosis Centre and Honorary Professor of Perinatal Haematology, Glasgow University. She is a past President of the British Society for Haematology and Chair of the British Committee for Standards in Haematology.
Dr Ian Jennings
Manager & Deputy Director
Dr Ian Jennings joined UK NEQAS BC from Cambridge in 1993 as Deputy Scheme Manager, and has been manager of the Scheme since February 2020. He is also a member of the IBMS Scientific Advisory Panel for Haematology and Chief Examiner in Haematology for the Institute, and a member of the BCSH Haemostasis and Thrombosis Task Force. He completed his doctorate in 2005 on Diagnostic Errors in Thrombophilia Screening. His responsibilities include troubleshooting for laboratories with performance problems.
+44(0)114 267 3301
Dr Steve Kitchen
Scientific Director
Dr Steve Kitchen is currently the Scientific Director of the UK NEQAS for Blood Coagulation with an additional scientific role in the WHO and World Federation of Haemophilia EQA programmes. He is the head scientist at the Sheffield Haemostasis and Thrombosis Centre. He has more than 25 years experience in the field of laboratory testing in haemostasis with a long standing interest in standardisation and is active within the Science and Standardisation Committee of the ISTH. He has been involved in drawing up guidelines for a number of National and International bodies in the field.
+44(0)114 267 3313
Christopher Reilly-Stitt
Scientific Programme Manager and Deputy Scheme Manager
Christopher Reilly-Stitt has 30 years experience in NHS laboratories and joined UK NEQAS BC in 2021.
He is the scientific programme manager for phenotype and genotype laboratory programmes that encompasses routine and non-routine coagulation assays.
christopher.reilly-stitt@nhs.net
+44(0)114 267 3307
Dianne Kitchen
Lead Scientist for Point of Care Programmes
Dianne Kitchen has over 30 years experience in NHS laboratories and joined the UK NEQAS Blood Coagulation team in 1999. She is the specialist scientific lead for the Point of Care/Near Patient Testing (POCT/NPT) section. This involves giving regular presentations on PCT/NPT for INR monitoring and also developing new programmes as more devices come onto the market.
+44(0)114 267 3305
Anna Williams
Scientific Lead Haemophilia
Anna has over 10 years experience in NHS laboratories and joined the UK NEQAS blood coagulation team in 2019. She is the scientific lead for haemophilia programmes which involves looking after all aspects of the haemophilia components, maintaining and developing new programmes, giving presentations and also supporting the Scientific Programme Manager and the Point of Care Specialist Scientific Lead in all aspects of the scheme.
+44(0)114 267 3302
Shelene Munroe-Peart
Quality Manager & Specialist Biomedical Scientist
Shelene Munroe-Peart joined UK NEQAS BC as a Biomedical Scientist in 2006. She is currently the Quality Manager; her role is to ensure that the Quality Management System is implemented and maintained, reporting on the functioning and effectiveness of the system and ensuring compliance with ISO 17043 standards through internal and external audit. She also assists the Scientific Programme Manager and the Point of Care Specialist Scientific Lead in all aspects of the scheme.
+44 (0) 114 267 3310
Lilia Brown
Specialist Biomedical Scientist MSc MIBMS
Lilia Brown has more than 20 years’ experience working in diagnostic laboratories including NHS. She joined UK NEQAS BC as a Biomedical Scientist in 2015. As a Specialist Biomedical Scientist she supports the Scientific Programme Manager and the Point of Care Specialist Scientific Lead in maintaining existing programmes and involved in developing new programmes for Point of Care Patient Testing (POCT) / laboratory testing.
+44(0) 114 267 3316
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