Our team...

The IMPROVE trial is led by Professor Patrick White, an academic GP with a longstanding interest in COPD and Pulmonary Rehabilitation.

Our team...

The IMPROVE trial is led by Professor Patrick White, an academic GP with a longstanding interest in COPD and Pulmonary Rehabilitation.

Core research team

These are the people who oversee the day-to-day running of the trial.

Professor Patrick White

Chief Investigator

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Dr Gill Gilworth

Senior Research Fellow

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Dr Selina Cox

Trial Manager – London

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Miss Riddhi Daryanani

Research Assistant - London

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Mrs Kim Terry

Research Assistant - London

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Mr Ben Odin

Research Assistant - Leeds

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Miss Morgan Bell-Ricketts

Research Assistant - London

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Dr Rebecca Mackenzie

Junior Clinical Researcher - London

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With thanks to previous staff who have worked on the trial:

Dr Kate Harris

Health Psychology Research Associate

Mr Richard Turner

Research Assistant - London

Dr Jessica Kawalek

Research Assistant – Leeds

Miss Natalie King

Research Assistant - London

Mrs Alison Dickson

Trial administrator - London

Trial management group

While the core research team will be largely responsible for conducting the trial on the ground, the Trial Management Group is responsible for the overall management of the trial. Most are also co-applicants on the grant that is funding the IMPROVE trial.

Dr Salma Ayis

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Professor Julia Fox-Rushby

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Dr Ka Keat Lim

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Dr Emma Godfrey

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Les Hamilton

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Professor Nicholas Hopkinson

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Professor Simon Lewin

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Dr Arietta Spinou

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Professor Stephanie Taylor

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Patient advisors

Patient and public involvement (PPI) refers to an active partnership between patients and/or members of the public and researchers. Researchers and clinicians may not have first-hand experience of the illness, disease or health condition that they wish to research. PPI groups can therefore provide researchers with insights into what it is like to live with a particular disease, illness or health condition helping to make health research more relevant to the needs of patients, carers and service users.

Our group of patient advisors all have COPD and first-hand experience of Pulmonary Rehabilitation.

Sue Green (London)

Les Hamilton (London)

Angie Pearson (London)

Pat Pooke (London)

Pat Goodacre (Leeds)

Sue Squires (Leeds)

With thanks to previous patient advisors:

Stan Hutchins

London