Ann Russell
Patient representative / advocate
About Me
Prior to retirement I was an HR Director for a national charity. My background was in Social Work, Community Care and Human Resources. Held a role as a representative of all national childcare organisations working with national Government on child protection issues. Member of Cambridgeshire Link (until it became Healthwatch) held positions on a number of NHS and Social Care committees. AGE UK – Safeguarding and Quality visitor adult care homes Eastern Region. Patient representative - NCRI Colorectal and Primary Care CSG’s; CRN Colorectal CSG; Addenbrookes CPPG/Breast Cancer Unit/ECMC. Patient representative – 5 National/International Cancer Clinical Trials Management. Groups; Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit. Patient Advocate – USA led Cancer Clinical Trial Proposal for 2018 CRUK GrandChallenge.
Condition interest or area of knowledge
- Cancer
Where I can help
- Bedfordshire
- Cambridgeshire
- Essex
- Hertfordshire
- Norfolk
- Suffolk
- UK (National)
Organisations I am involved with:
- Cambridge University Hospital
- National Institute for Health Research - Cancer Research Eastern Division
- National Cancer Research Institute Clinical Studies Groups and Consumer Forum
- CRUK Cambridge Institute
- Independent Cancer Patient Voice
- EAHSN Citizens Senate
