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www.lupusuk.org.uk Registered Charity Nos. 1051610 SC039682

FOuNDer HON. lIFe PresIDeNT NATIONAl OFFICe AND sTAFF (*part time)
Cheryl Marcus Professor Graham Hughes MD FRCP St James House, Eastern Road, Romford, Essex RMl 3NH
HON. lIFe vICe-PresIDeNT Tel: 01708 731251
Yvonne Norton, MBE
PATrONs CEO Chris Maker
Professor Sir Peter Lachmann FRS Janet Dean Deputy CEO Paul Howard
Gwyneth Strong Paul Moriarty Fundraising Manager Janine Hirsch
Lesley Collier CBE Frances Curran
Publications Editor Christine Watkins*
TrusTees FOr 2018 Appointed to May Administration Mary Phillips*
Chair/Trustee Kevin Weston North Wales 2019 Appeals/Social Media Officer Chanpreet Walia*
Vice Chair/Trustee Yvonne Norton MBE West Midlands 2021
Secretary/Trustee David Hopkins Devon & Cornwall 2020 Membership and Information Officer John Braybook*
Treasurer/Trustee Elaine Holland North West 2021 THe luPus uK meDICAl & sCIeNTIFIC Peer revIew PANel
Trustee Jan Roberts North London 2021
Trustee Karen Newby North Wales 2020 In order to ensure that all Grant Applications made to LUPUS UK are
Trustee Janet McComiskey Strathclyde 2019 expertly assessed, the charity has a Peer Review Panel. The Panel,
Trustee Liz Mellon Essex 2021 currently chaired by Prof David Isenberg, meets twice each year and
Trustee Sammy Ainsworth North West 2020 makes recommendations as to funding of Applications to the Trustees.
Trustee Kim Opszala Thames Valley 2019 Separately to the Peer Review Panel, a number of leading
Trustee Jamie Loden Suffolk 2022
lupus/rheumatology consultants have been appointed as Medical
NATIONAl COuNCIl Advisors to LUPUS UK. The Peer Review Panel and Medical Advisors
National Council meets in February and October and is comprised of cover a wide range of experience in lupus and allied conditions.
the Officers/Trustees above together with the Chairpersons of Regional
Groups or their representatives and Regional Co-ordinators. Cover photo: Flass vale Tractor Club - see page 45.

LUPUS UK Regional Groups

CHAIrs PATrONs NOrTH wAles
www.facebook.com/northwaleslupus Prof. Peter maddison
CAmbrIDGesHIre Karen Newby (Newborough) 01248 440108
www.cambridgeshirelupus.org.uk
Davina Frost (Hardwick) 01954 211679 NOrTH wesT
DevON & COrNwAll www.northwestlupus.org.uk lord Hoyle of warrington
www.devonandcornwalllupusgroup.org.uk Alison raynsford Elaine Holland (Stockport) 0161 474 7024
David Hopkins (Torquay) 01803 203318 Dr David Hutchinson PembrOKesHIre
Dr Christopher Gardner-Thorpe
DOrseT www.pembrokeshirelupusgroup.org
www.dorsetlupus.com Christine & Christopher Chope Obe mP Wendy Diment (Tenby) 07920 052514
Sean McFetrich (Bournemouth) Dr. Neil Hopkinson Dm FrCP sOuTH & eAsT sCOTlAND
07815 58148 (Regional Co-ordinator)
Elaine Stewart (St Andrews) 07803 603228 (Regional Co-ordinator)
eAsT mIDlANDs sOuTH lONDON
www.eastmidlandslupusuk.co.uk Laura Sinnett (London) 07533 308268 (Regional Co-ordinator)
Gill Woodford (Nottingham) 01159 374168
sOuTH wAles
HAmPsHIre Dr. Neil buchanan www.southwaleslupusgroup.co.uk
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HerTs & beDs
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Janet McComiskey (Ayr) 01292 319922
KeNT
www.kentlupusgroup.org THAmes vAlleY
Samantha Murphy (Rochester) 01634 315375 (Regional Co-ordinator) www.thamesvalleylupus.org.uk Dr richard stevens
Sally Baker (High Wycombe) Prof. Paul wordsworth
NOrTH eAsT 01494 450317 (Regional Co-ordinator)
www.northeastlupus.org.uk
Sally College (Tyne and Wear) 07983 408145 (Regional Co-ordinator) wesTerN

NOrTH lONDON Joan ryan mP Refer to National Office
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wesT mIDlANDs
NOrTHerN IrelAND Dr Aubrey bell www.westmidlandslupus.co.uk Coral Chapman
Margaret Hughes (Co. Antrim) 02890 859381 Yvonne Norton MBE (Coseley) 01902 498236 eva Fontaine