Regional Representatives
Regional representatives play a crucial role in supporting the work of BACD at regional level
East of England Region
Representative: position vacant
Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk
East Midlands Region
Representatives: Dr Katherine Martin & Dr Amy Taylor
Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and Rutland
Kent, Surrey & Sussex Region
Representative: Dr Sethu Wariyar
Kent, East & West Sussex, and Surrey
London - North Region
Representative: Dr Madhumita Mukherjee
North London boroughs
London - South Region
Representative: position vacant
South London boroughs
Mersey Region
Representative: Dr Zaby Bassi
Merseyside and Cheshire
North East Region
Representative: Dr Morag Andrew
County Durham, Cumbria, Northumberland, and Tees Valley
Northern Ireland Region
Representatives: Dr Cliona Cummings and Claire Kerr
North West Region
Representative: Dr Melanie McMahon
Greater Manchester, Lancashire, and Isle of Mann
Scotland Region
Regional representatives: Dr Alex Baxter & Dr Valerie Orr
South West Region
Representatives: Dr Tom Allport and Dr Caroline Bodey
Avon, Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset
Thames Valley Region
Representative: Dr Nilushika Weerapperuma & Dr Jessica Hudson
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire
Wales Region
Representatives: Dawn Forbes & Rina van der Walt
Wessex Region
Representative: Dr Catherine Tuffrey
Channel Islands, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle Of Wight, Gloucestershire, and Wiltshire
West Midlands Region
Representative: Dr Manjeet Raina
Birmingham, Black Country, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire
Yorkshire & The Humber Region
Representative: Dr Paramita Ghosh
East, North, South & West Yorkshire, and Northern Lincolnshire
Regional representatives promoting communication, mutual learning and support between professionals within child development teams and others with an interest in neurodisability through:
- Local Networking - liaise with local leads for child development teams and/or neurodisability services; assist in developing a regional network of child development teams and others with an interest in neurodisability; encourage colleagues across relevant disciplines to join the BACD
- Education and Training - organise an annual regional neurodisability meeting; support the development of regional neurodisability training programmes; act as the local points of contact for interested paediatric trainees to find out more about neurodisability training routes, neurodisability as a future career option and to find out more about what is happening in the local area.
- Policy - contribute to BACD response to consultation documents; explore opportunities to undertake projects on behalf of BACD.
- Committee Meetings - present colleagues’ opinions, concerns or achievements (or to members of the executive between meetings when necessary); represent BACD in the region by feeding back information from the executive committee, and disseminating information generally about BACD, to local colleagues.