Regional Representatives
Regional representatives play a crucial role in supporting the work of BACD at regional level
Regional representatives promoting communication, mutual learning and support between professionals within child development teams and others with an interest in neurodisability through:
- Local Networking - liaise with local leads for child development teams and/or neurodisability services; assist in developing a regional network of child development teams and others with an interest in neurodisability; encourage colleagues across relevant disciplines to join the BACD
- Education and Training - organise an annual regional neurodisability meeting; support the development of regional neurodisability training programmes; act as the local points of contact for interested paediatric trainees to find out more about neurodisability training routes, neurodisability as a future career option and to find out more about what is happening in the local area.
- Policy - contribute to BACD response to consultation documents; explore opportunities to undertake projects on behalf of BACD.
- Committee Meetings - present colleagues’ opinions, concerns or achievements (or to members of the executive between meetings when necessary); represent BACD in the region by feeding back information from the executive committee, and disseminating information generally about BACD, to local colleagues.
If you need to contact your regional rep, please use the form at the bottom of this page.
East Midlands Region
Representatives: Dr Katherine Martin & Dr Amy Taylor
Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and Rutland
East of England Region
Representative: position vacant
Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk
Kent, Surrey & Sussex Region
Representative: Vacant
Kent, East & West Sussex, and Surrey
London - North Region
Representative: Dr Madhumita Mukherjee
London boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Barnet, Brent, Camden, City, Ealing, Enfield, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Havering, Haringey, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Westminster
London - South Region
Representative: Dr Jill Cadwgan, Consultant Paediatrician Neurodisability, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guys & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Richmond, Southwark, Sutton, Wandsworth
Mersey Region
Representative: Dr Zaby Bassi, Consultant Paediatrician, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Merseyside and Cheshire
North East
Representative: Dr Morag Andrew
County Durham, Northumberland, and Tees Valley
Northern Ireland Region
Representatives: Dr Cliona Cummings and Claire Kerr
North West Region
Representative: Dr Linzi Knowles
Greater Manchester, Lancashire, and Isle of Mann
Scotland Region
Regional representatives: Dr Alex Baxter & Dr Valerie Orr
South West Region
Representatives: Dr Tom Allport and Dr Caroline Bodey
Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Gloucestershire, and Somerset
Thames Valley Region
Representative: Dr Nilushika Weerapperuma & Dr Jessica Hudson
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire
Wales Region
Representatives: Dawn Forbes & Rina van der Walt
Wessex Region
Representative: Corrina Bishop
Channel Islands, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle Of Wight, and Wiltshire
West Midlands Region
Representative: Dr Manjeet Raina
Birmingham, Black Country, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire
Yorkshire & The Humber Region
Representative: Dr Paramita Ghosh
East, North, South & West Yorkshire, and Northern Lincolnshire
