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Our people

The NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Research Collaboration (NIHR GM PSRC) is led by researchers who are internationally and nationally recognised for their work improving the safety of health and social care. PhD students work alongside us, gaining experience to become patient safety leaders of the future.

We work together with a team that includes communications professionals, a public and community engagement and involvement manager, an operations lead, and people providing admin support.

Core operations and leadership

Professor Darren Ashcroft
Director of the NIHR Greater Manchester PSRC

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Karen Considine

Operations Lead


Dr Louise Gorman

Public and Community Involvement and Engagement Manager

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Melissa Lima

Engagement and External Comms Manager

Developing safer health and care systems

Caroline SandersProfessor Caroline Sanders (theme co-lead)

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Tom BlakemanDr Tom Blakeman (theme co-lead)

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Enhancing cultures of safety

Natalie ArmstrongProfessor Natalie Armstrong (theme co-lead)

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Carolyn TarrantProfessor Carolyn Tarrant (theme co-lead)

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Improving medication safety

Tony AveryProfessor Tony Avery (theme co-lead)

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Darren AshcroftProfessor Darren Ashcroft (co-theme lead)

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Preventing suicide and self-harm

Nav KapurProfessor Nav Kapur (theme co-lead)

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Roger WebbProfessor Roger Webb (co-theme lead)

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