Broomwell Healthwatch Medical team
Broomwell Healthwatch has an advisory medical board headed by eminent cardiologists and physicians including Dr David Lipkin (London), chair, Dr Derek Rowland (Manchester), Dr Bernard Clarke (Manchester), Dr Kevin Jennings (Aberdeen) and Prof Jacob M. Rowe (Rochester USA and Haifa Israel), who set the operational protocols and advise and give guidance on medical matters.
Medical advisory board
Dr David Lipkin (Chair) - consultant cardiologist, Royal Free Hospital London
Dr Derek Rowlands - consultant cardiologist, Manchester Heart Centre
Dr. Bernard Clarke - consultant cardiologist, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester
Dr Kevin Jennings - consultant cardiologist, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen
Prof Jacob M. Rowe - professor of Internal medicine, Rochester (USA) and Haifa (Israel)
Doctors and Registrars
Dr Kamal Khan - Clinical Fellow, cardiology, Hope Hospital, Manchster
Dr K Albouaini - Specialist Registrar in Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Centre, Liverpool
Dr G Morris - Research Registrar in Cardiology, Manchester Heart Centre
Dr A Alahmar - Specialist Registrar in Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Centre Liverpool
Senior cardiac nurses
Norman Brooks - Charge Nurse Coronary Care
Nick Hinchliffe - Charge Nurse Coronary Care
Joanna King - Senior Staff Nurse, Coronary Care Unit
Amanda Mcgoldrick - Sister, Coronary Care Unit
Leila Reid - Senior Staff Nurse, Coronary Care Unit
Cheryl Tomkinson - Senior Staff Nurse, Coronary Care Unit
Julie Coyne - Senior Staff Nurse, Coronary Care Unit
Staff
Staff at the Broomwell Healthwatch centre who perform the ECG interpretation are all UK practising nurses or registrars with extensive cardiology experience in Coronary care units. They are selected for their outstanding ECG interpretation skills and have to pass a written ECG examination before being accepted. All full time staff at the centre are subject to a further refresher course and tests arranged annually by Dr Derek Rowlands.
Audit
Every ECG interpreted at the centre is checked again by staff on the next shift. ECGs are then subject to regular random checks by a Consultant Cardiologist or a Specialist Registrar in Cardiology.