Steering Group

The steering group meet four times over the course of the study and adhere to the terms and conditions for project oversight set by NIHR. 

Our Steering Group Members 

Professor Alison Porter (Chair), Associate Professor of Health Services Research, University of Swansea. Alison is an expert in mixed methods and pre-hospital care. 

Professor Jo Knight, Professor of Data Science, Lancaster University. Jo is an expert user of routinely collected datasets to improve health outcomes. 

Cathryn James. Cathryn is a clinical support manager for AACE, NASMED, and coordinates ongoing development of the UK Ambulance Services Clinical Practice Guidelines.

Saiqa Ahmed. Saiqa provides PPI input from her experience as a carer and as a public advisor for NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (North West Coast). 

Sally Davies. Sally is a falls specialist at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust. 

Helen Press. Helen is head of quality improvement at Methodist Homes MHA. 

Andy Collen, Consultant Paramedic, South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. Andy has expertise in both falls and the ambulance service. 

Jason Madan, Professor of Health Economics, University of Warwick. Jason has expertise in health economics.