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