Keri-Michèle Lodge is a Consultant in Learning Disability Psychiatry at Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. She is the author of the Beyond Words book ‘Joe and Julie Stop Smoking’, a word-free picture story for people with learning disabilities, and others who find pictures easier to read than words. Keri is passionate about the health… Read more »
Emily Hollins is the Publishing Manager for the charity Beyond Words, which co-creates word-free picture stories for people with learning disabilities. She has worked for Beyond Words since 2009, on many books including ‘Sonia’s Feeling Sad’, ‘Looking After My Eyes’, ‘Loving Babies’ and ‘Joe and Julie Stop Smoking’. The most recent book, ‘Joe and Julie Stop… Read more »
Carla is a proud Adult Nurse and Midwife, working as Public Health Matron – Maternity, Children and Young People, at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. She leads on all areas of public health in maternity with a particular focus on reducing health inequalities, through equity and inclusion projects. Her favourite part of her role is… Read more »
Katie is a resident doctor, currently working as a Clinical Teaching Fellow at the Bristol Royal Infirmary. She divides her time between undergraduate medical education, and working clinically in both the Respiratory and Care of the Elderly departments. Over the past year she has worked on a project to improve nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) prescribing… Read more »
Pippa works as a researcher for the Addiction Research Group at the University of East Anglia, with a focus on tobacco smoking cessation, harm reduction and relapse prevention. Recent studies include the COSTED trial (an opportunist smoking cessation intervention delivered in emergency departments, incorporating provision of a vape); the ‘eSupport’ project (developing and testing smartphone-based… Read more »
Professor Caitlin Notley leads the Lifespan Health Research Centre and the Addiction Research Group at the University of East Anglia. She is a social scientist, with research expertise in clinical trials and applied mixed methods. Her particular areas of expertise are tobacco smoking cessation, relapse prevention and harm reduction, with a focus on vulnerable populations…. Read more »
Andrew has been the Regional Director for OHID North West (previously Public Health England) and Regional Director of Public Health for NHS NW since May 2020 and Honorary Professor of Public Health Practice at the University of Manchester. He was previously Centre Director for Public Health England (PHE) in Yorkshire and Humber. He originally trained… Read more »
Sophia Papadakis is the Academic and Health System Consultant with the National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training (NCSCT) where her portfolio includes development of national guidance and training with a focus on embedding latest evidence into practice. Sophia is lead author of the newly published (2024) NHS Standard Treatment Program for Inpatient Tobacco Dependence… Read more »
Mim has built an extensive public health career in smoking cessation and tobacco control, with over 23 years’ experience. Starting with The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, where she led on workplace initiatives, focusing particularly on routine and manual enterprises. Through the Look After Your Lungs project, Mim engaged with employees to raise awareness about… Read more »
Martyn has worked in tobacco control since 2008. Initially as part of the Fresh North East regional office, and more recently as Senior Programme Manager within the national Public Health England/OHID tobacco control teams. He has led on projects varying from smoking in pregnancy (including the current national smoke-free pregnancy incentive scheme), the NHS Long… Read more »
