Meet the CDRC Team
Founders

Dr. Gareth Forbes
CDRC Co-Founder
Dr. Forbes is a GP partner at a busy North East General Practice, Director of Derwentside Healthcare GP Federation & is the Informatics Lead for Primary Care Research in the North East and North Cumbria.
Regarding CDRC his key objectives are to:
Help bridge the gap between guideline production and implementation, whilst respecting the need for individual and integrated patient care.
Maximise the use of IT resources to improve patient care, safety and experience, improve NHS staff experience and improve efficiency.

Dr. Jonathon Harness
CDRC Co-Founder
Dr. Harness is a GP partner at Glenpark Medical Practice & Chief Clinical Information Officer for Newcastle Gateshead CCG. Dr. Harness currently chairs the CDRC, acting as its Clinical Safety Officer. His primary interest is in EMIS Web and in information transfer.
Delivery Team

I-Lin Hall
Delivery Insight
At NECS, I-Lin is the Head of Data and Digital Applications

Jody Nichols
Operational Lead
For the AHSN NENC, Jody is the Associate Director for Health

Billie Moyle
Primary Care Data Quality Lead
At NECS, Billie is the Primary Care Data Quality Lead

Dr. Tom Zamoyski
GP Clinical Lead
GP at Throckley Primary Care Centre & is a GP Clinical Lead for the AHSN NENC

Dr. Andrew Richardson – Black
GP Clinical Lead
GP operating out of Forge Medical Practice. Primary focus on EMIS resource development

Emma Wharfe
Social Media & Website Lead
For the AHSN NENC, Emma is the Communications Manager

Michelle Waugh
Project Support Officer
Michelle is also employed by the AHSN NENC as a Project Support Officer

Ben Mole
Project Support Officer
Key Partners

Gary Armstrong
CBC Health Ltd
Deputy Lead Pharmacist / Senior Information Risk Owner

Mark Beadling
Sunderland GP Alliance
SGPA IT Contracts Manager and Health Pathways/Resource Publisher Programme Lead

Dr. Gareth Coakley
North Cumbria CCG
Chief Clinical Information Officer and GP

Dr. Katie Elliot
Northern Cancer Alliance
Primary Care Clinical Director

Paul Gibson
Sunderland CCG
Head of Digital Development

Sean Hedley
CBC Health Ltd
Clinical Resource Administrator

David Gunion
Sunderland GP Alliance
Project Coordinator

Julie Ingram
County Durham CCG
Digital Integration Lead

Nicola Murray
County Durham CCG
Digital Team

Dr. Richard Glennie
Northumberland CCG
Chief Clinical Information Officer, Chair Northumberland LMC & GP Partner (Greystoke Surgery)

Carol McTuck
North Cumbria CCG
Head of PRIMIS Informatics

Dr. Mark Westwood
North Tyneside CCG
IM & T Clinical Lead and GP Partner (The Village Green Surgery)

Prof. Julia Newton
AHSN NENC
Medical Director