HIV/AIDS (Hansard, 29 April 1999)

§ Ms Jowell

The membership of the Steering Group convened to develop the HIV/AIDS Strategy is listed, as are their areas of interest in the HIV/AIDS field.

Chair: Mr. David Walden, Head of Health Promotion division in the Department

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Members: Dr. David Hawkins—HIV/AIDS and genito-urinary medicine —clinical care (Consultant in Genito-urinary medicine; Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, and member of the Expert Advisory Group on AIDS (EAGA); Ms Carolyn Roth —HIV/AIDS nursing care (Senior lecturer in Midwifery Studies, City University; and member of EAGA) Mrs. Diana Kloss —the law in relation to HIV/AIDS (Barrister, University of Manchester and member of EAGA) Dr. Lindsey Davies —public health (Regional director of public health; Trent National Health Service Regional Office) Dr. Sian Griffiths —public health (Director of public health, Oxfordshire Health Authority) Professor Michael Adler —HIV/AIDS and Genito-urinary medicine —clinical care (Professor of Gentio-urinary Medicine at University College London Medical School) Professor Anthony Pinching —HIV/AIDS medicine —clinical care (HIV specialist physician, Professor of Immunology at St. Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry; Director of Association of NHS Providers of AIDS Care and Treatment).

Nomination to be sought from the Royal College of General Practitioners: Dr. Barry Evans —epidemiology of HIV/AIDS (consultant epidemiologist in HIV/AIDS and STD Division, Communicable Diseases Centre, Public Health Laboratory Service) Mr. Martin Roberts; NHS management issues (Chief Executive of Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham Health Authority) Mr. David Regan —public health (Public health specialist, Manchester Health Authority) Ms Kate Money —commissioning of HIV/AIDS services (HIV commissioner at Brighton Health Authority) Dr. Paul Hatton —control of communicable diseases Consultant in Communicable Disease Control at Leeds Health Authority; Mr. Alan Chapman —community care of people with HIV/AIDS (Director of Social Services for Bedfordshire; Secretary of the Disabilities Committee of Association of Directors of Social Services) Ms Ros Pearman —community care of people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS in particular children (HIV coordinator, Croydon Borough Council) Mr. Joshua Odongo —HIV/AIDS African community issues HIV/AIDS (African communities) health promotion adviser East London and City Health Authority; Chair of African HIV/AIDS Steering Group; Ms Kathy Elliot —HIV/AIDS health promotion Director, Health Education Authority; Mr. Derek Bodell — HIV/AIDS voluntary sector (Director National AIDS Trust) Mr. Nick Partridge —HIV/AIDS voluntary sector (Chief Executive, Terrance Higgins Trust) Mr. Ian Kramer —service user (Deputy Director, United Kingdom Coalition of people living with HIV and AIDS Ltd.) Ms Mary Okoth —women's issues of HIV/AIDS in communities (Community development worker, Positively Women) Mr. Paul McCrory —service user (Chair of Directors, National Network of self help HIV and AIDS groups).

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Observers from Department for International Development, Prisons Medical Service, Scottish Home and Health Department, Welsh Office, Department of Health and Social Service —Northern Ireland.