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COMARE has no current vacancies.

 

COMARE Committee Members

Members are appointed by the Chief Medical Officer on the basis of the Nolan principles. Records are held by the Department of Health and the Health Protection Agency's Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards.

Chairman  
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Professor Alex Elliott BA PhD DSc CPhys FInstP FIPEM

Professor of Clinical Physics & Consultant Clinical Physicist

 
  University of Glasgow
Glasgow
  Current term: 01.04.09 - 31.03.13  
Deputy Chairman  
     
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Dr John Bithell BA MA DPhil

Honorary Senior Research Fellow

 
 

Childhood Cancer Research Group

Oxford

 
  Current term: 01.11.09 - 31.10.13  
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Dr Paul Darragh MD PhD MSc FRCP FFPHM

Public Health Physician

 
 

Public Health Agency for Northern Ireland

Belfast

  Current term: 01.06.11 - 31.05.15
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Professor William D Evans MA PhD FInstP FIPEM HonMRCR

Head of Medical Physics

 

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff

  Current term: 01.04.10 - 31.03.14  
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Professor Shirley V Hodgson BM BCh DM FRCP

Chair in Cancer Genetics

 
  Dept of Clinical Development Sciences
St George's University of London
 
  Current term: 01.09.09 - 31.08.13  
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Professor Peter Hoskin

Clinical Oncologist

 
  Mount Vernon Cancer Centre
Northwood
 
  Current term: 01.04.10 - 31.03.14  
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Dr Brenda Howard MBE

Radioecologist

 
  Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Lancaster Environment Centre
 
  Current term: 01.04.10 - 31.03.14  
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Professor Penelope Jeggo BSc PhD

Research Professor

 
 

Genome Damage and Stability Centre

University of Brighton

 
  Current term: 01.06.10 - 31.05.14  
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Professor Munira Kadhim PhD

Professor of Radiation Biology

 

Department of Biological and Medical Sciences

Oxford Brookes University, Oxford

  Current term: 01.06.11 - 31.05.15
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Professor Peter Marsden MSc PhD FSRP MIPEM MInstP CRadP

Head of Medical Physics and Bioengineering

 

UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

London

  Current term: 01.04.10 - 31.03.14
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Dr Giles Maskell MA FRCP FRCR

Consultant Clinical Radiologist

 

Department of Radiology

Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro

  Current term: 01.06.10 - 31.05.14
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Professor Stephanie McKeown MA PhD FSB CBiol

Director

 
 

Health and Rehabilitation Science Research Institute

University of Ulster

  Current term: 01.06.11 - 31.05.15
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Dr Tom Nunan MD FRCP FRCR

Nuclear Medicine Physiciam

 

Retired

  Current term: 01.06.11 - 31.05.15
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Dr Mark S Pearce BSc MSc PhD

Senior Lecturer (Epidemiology)

 

Institute of Health and Society,

Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne

  Current term: 01.04.10 - 31.03.14
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Professor Roger Taylor MA, FRCPE, FRCP, FRCR

Professor of Clinical Oncology and Honorary Consultant Oncologist

 

School of Medicine

Swansea University

  Current term: 01.12.11 - 30.11.15
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Professor Richard Wakeford BSc PhD CSci CPhys FInstP CStat CEng MINucE CRadP FSRP

Visiting Professor in Epidemiology

 

Dalton Nuclear Institute

University of Manchester

  Current term: 01.12.07 - 30.11.11  
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Professor Peter Warwick BA MSc PhD DSc CChem FRSC

Professor of Environmental Radiochemistry

Head, Department of Chemistry

Director, Centre for Environmental Studies

 
 

Loughborough University

 
  Current term: 01.04.10 - 31.03.14  
     
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Secretariat

The independent members of COMARE are supported in their work by a Secretariat which, since 1996, has been provided by the Health Protection Agency - Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards (HPA-CRCE), formerly NRPB. The Secretariat have expertise which enables them to provide members with comprehensive background information and briefing papers that inform the decision making processes of the Committee.

  • Mr Steve Ebdon-Jackson BSc MSc FRCR Hon FRCP (Scientific)
  • Dr Emma Petty BSc PhD (Scientific)
  • Dr Kerry Broom BSc DPhil CBiol FSB (Scientific)
  • Ms Kim Stonell (Minutes)
  • Ms Janet Humphreys (Administration)
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Assessors In Attendance Representing The Following Organisations

  • Department for Children, Schools and Families
  • Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Department of Energy and Climate Change
  • Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
  • Department of Health
  • Department of Health, Social Services & Public Safety (Northern Ireland)
  • Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
  • Environment Agency
  • Food Standards Agency
  • Health Protection Agency - Radiation Protection Division
  • Health and Safety Executive
  • Information Services Division, NHS Scotland
  • Medical Research Council
  • Ministry of Defence
  • Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
  • Office of National Statistics
  • Scottish Environment Protection Agency
  • Scottish Government
  • Welsh Assembly Government
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Declarations Of Interests

During all discussions individuals are required to declare potential conflicts of interest and in such cases can be disqualified from further discussion at the Chairman's discretion. These declarations are supplementary to interests declared on appointment to the Committee and annually thereafter.

Details of the Declarations of Interests are given here.

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COMARE Subgroups

Authorisation Working Group

Chairman:  Dr W Evans

Members:

  • Professor A Elliott
  • Dr B Howard
  • Professor R Wakeford
  • Professor P Warwick
  • Ms J Simmonds (HPA)

Secretariat:   Miss J Kedward

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Dounreay Working Group

Chairman: Professor A Elliott

Members:

  • Professor T Atkinson
  • Mr H Fearn (SEPA)
  • Dr P Dale (SEPA)
  • Dr R Hamlet
  • Dr Jill Meara (HPA)
  • Mrs J Brown (HPA)

Secretariat: Dr E Petty

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Sellafield Working Group

Chairman: Professor E Elliott

Members:

  • Professor T Atkinson
  • Professor R Wakeford
  • Dr M Murphy
  • Dr R Hamlet
  • Dr J Meara (HPA)
  • Mrs J Brown (HPA)
  • Mr M Clough(Sellafield Ltd)
  • Mr S Conney (DH)
  • Dr R Allott (EA)
  • Mr R Yearsley (EA)
  • Mr P Tossell (FSA)

Secretariat: Dr E Petty

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KiKK Review Subgroup

Chairman: Professor A Elliott

Members:

  • Professor R Wakeford
  • Dr M Murphy
  • Dr C Mitchell
  • Dr J Bithell
  • Mr I Robinson (HSE)

Secretariat: Dr E Petty, Mr S Ebdon-Jackson and Dr N Hunter(HPA)

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Medical Practices Subcommittee

Chairman: Professor A Elliott

Members:

  • Dr C J Gibson
  • Professor M D Mason

Secretariat: Mr S Ebdon-Jackson, Dr R Hamlet (until 2009), Mrs K Slack, Dr K Broom and Dr E Petty

Assessors:

  • Dr E O Crawley (WAG)
  • Dr A Johnston (SG)
  • Dr Glenda Mock (DHSSPS)
  • Mr I Chell (DH)

Terms of Reference:

"To advise COMARE on the health effects arising from medical and similar practices involving the use of ionising and non-ionising radiation through assessment of the available data and to inform COMARE of further research priorities."

The subcommittee is not active at the moment.  Membership will include external experts and representatives appropriate to the issue under consideration.

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UV Sunbed Subcomittee

Chairman: Professor R Waters

Members:

  • Dr H R Baillie-Johnson
  • Dr J Verne
  • Professor R MacKie
  • Professor B Diffey
  • Professor J Newton-Bishop
  • Ms J Lockhart
  • Ms S Woolnough
  • Dr S Gupta

Secretariat: Dr E Petty, Dr K Broom and Mr A Pearson (HPA)

Assessors:

  • Mr C Brereton (WAG)
  • Dr A Johnston (SG)
  • Mr N McMahon (DHSSPS)
  • Mr G Hooker (DH)
  • Ms J Morris (CIEH)

Terms of Reference:

"To assess and advise COMARE on the health effects and risks arising from the exposure to UV light from artificial tanning devices and to advise on the adequacy of the appropriate controls and the need for further research."

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Radiobiology Research Subgroup

Chairman: Professor A Elliott

Members:

  • Professor E Wright
  • Professor I Stratford
  • Professor P Jeggo
  • Professor M D Mason

Secretariat: Dr R Hamlet (until 2009), Dr E Petty and Dr K Broom

Delegates:

  • Dr K Finney (MRC)
  • Dr F Rawle (MRC)
  • Dr A Regan (NCRI)
  • Dr M Sara (CRUK)
  • Dr H Walker (DH)
  • Dr A Morgan (Children with Leukaemia)
  • Dr S Bouffler (HPA)
  • Dr J Meara (HPA)


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