Our Team - British and Irish Orthoptic Society

Veronica GreenwoodChair - BIOS and BOSTU

Head of Orthoptic Services – Manchester Royal Eye Hospital

Julie Cartledge Vice Chair

Head Orthoptist and Optical Services Manager – Bournemouth

Sonia MacDiarmidChair of LOOP steering committee

Head Orthoptist and Lead for Ophthalmology Clinical governance and Audit
Warrington and Halton NHS Foundation Trust

Kathryn SmartTrustee for Northern Region

Joint Head Orthoptist at Newcastle Eye Centre, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Hospitals.

Angela CarlinTrustee for Scotland

NHS Lanarakshire – University Hospital Hairmyres

Declan McClementsTrustee for Northern Ireland

Jaina ByrneTrustee for the Republic of Ireland

Beaumont Hospital, Dublin

Kelly MacKenzieSouthern Region Trustee

Aimee BrownTrustee for Wales

Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport

Jill CarltonEditor of British and Irish Orthoptic Journal (BIOJ)

University of Sheffield

Jignasa (Jigs) Mehta Public Health Lead

University of Liverpool

Helen DavisChair of Education & Professional Development Committee

University of Sheffield

Joe SmithGraduate Representative for BIOS

Manchester Royal Eye Hospital

Anne BjerreOCE (Orthoptistes de la Communauté Européenne/ European Orthoptic Committee) representative for BIOS

University of Sheffield

Dr David Newsham PhD MSc DBORepresentative for the International Orthoptic Association

Head of Orthoptics & Vision Science School of Health Sciences, University of Liverpool

Professor Anna HorwoodResearch and Innovation Director

Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Trust

Members can find contact details for all our Trustees and Board members by logging in and going to our contact page.

For all general queries email bios@orthoptics.org.uk or call us on 0121 728 5633.