Research and Development Strategy Committee
The UK research environment is constantly evolving. For example, the laws that govern research are being updated, employment contracts for professional health staff are being revised, the structure of university funding is changing and the training programme for doctors is being improved. The Stroke Association needs to be informed and able to react to these changes, so that we can effectively fund research and advance the promotion of stroke research.
With these increasing demands upon The Stroke Association, a Research and Development Strategy Committee has been established and held its first meeting in January 2004. The Committee is chaired by a Trustee Honorary Officer, designated as Chairman of R&D, with a combination of lay and medical Trustees and Stroke Association staff as members. The Committee's focus is on the following tasks:
- to develop and implement a research promotion strategy in relation to stroke illness
- advising Council on research and development matters which relate to the Association's activities.
The Research and Development Strategy Committee Membership
Chairman
Anthony Rudd MA MB BChir, FRCP
Chairman of R&D Strategy Committee
Members
Jon Barrick BSc MCIH MBA FCMI
Chief Executive
John M Bamford MD FRCP
Trustee and Research Awards Committee member
Carol Caporn BA MA DipSS AIMSW
Trustee
Andrew M B Daws LLB Solicitor (Hons)
Trustee
Damian Jenkinson BSc MB BS PhD FRCP
Trustee
Joanne Knight BSc DPhil MRSC
Director of R&D
Prof Averil Mansfield CBE ChM FRCS
Chairman of Council
Prof Martin Severs MB BD FRCP FFPH
Trustee
