Special Interest Groups

Unlike priority setting partnerships undertaken in other clinical specialties, the broad nature of vascular conditions led the Vascular Priority Setting Partnership to establish nine Special Interest Groups, categorised by an overarching vascular condition.

This was a crucial step in helping to manage the large number of responses and to ensure that each area retained their important research questions.

Each Special Interest Group has its own membership comprising allied health professionals (nurses, radiologists, technologists, trainees, physiotherapists) and patients.

The result was that the vascular specialty has effectively conducted nine individual priority setting partnerships, producing separate lists of top 10 priorities for research in the following areas.

Access

• Access Special Interest Group (PDF)
• Chair: George Smith (george.smith16@nhs.net)
• Deputy Chair: Jonathan Siqueira (jonathan.desiqueira@nhs.net)

Amputation

• Amputation Special Interest Group (PDF)
• Chair: Robert Hinchliffe (Robert.Hinchliffe@bristol.ac.uk)
• Deputy Chair: David Bosanquet (david.bosanquet@wales.nhs.uk)

Aortic

• Aortic Special Interest Group (PDF)
• Chair: Matt Bown (mjb42@leicester.ac.uk) and Colin Bicknell (colin.bicknell@imperial.ac.uk)

Carotid

• Carotid Special Interest Group (PDF)
• Chair: Alison Halliday, Dominic Howard (Dominic.Howard@ouh.nhs.uk) and Richard Bulbulia

Diabetic Foot

• Diabetic Foot Special Interest Group (PDF)
• Chair: David Russell (davidrussell1@nhs.net)
• Deputy Chair: Joe Shalhoub (j.shalhoub@imperial.ac.uk)

Peripheral Arterial Disease

• Peripheral Arterial Disease Special Interest Group (PDF)
• Chair: Patrick Coughlin (patrick.coughlin1@nhs.net)
• Deputy Chair: Athanasios Saratzis (as875@leicester.ac.uk)

Service Organisation

• Service Organisation Special Interest Group (PDF) 
• Chair: Matt Bown (mjb42@leicester.ac.uk)

Venous

• Venous Special Interest Group (PDF)
• Chair: Dan Carradice (d.carradice1@gmail.com)

Wounds

• Wounds Special Interest Group (PDF)
• Chair: Ian Chetter (ian.chetter@nhs.net)

We encourage anyone interested to get in touch with the Special Interest Groups and let us know how you intend to use these priorities.

The Special Interest Groups have been involved throughout the Vascular PSP, they have a wealth of experience within their group memberships and are keen to work with others who might be interested in pursuing any of these priorities.

Please contact Judith Long, email: judith.long3@nhs.net or telephone: 01482 311918