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

Mrs Julie Katherine Clarke MMed Sci BSc(Hons) DBOTrustee for Midlands and East

Specialist Stickler Orthoptist @ Addenbrookes, Cambridge

Aimee BrownTrustee for Wales

Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport

Kathryn SmartTrustee for Northern Region

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

Sonia MacDiarmidChair of LOOP steering committee

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

Angela CarlinTrustee for Scotland

NHS Lanarakshire – University Hospital Hairmyres

Jaina ByrneTrustee for the Republic of Ireland

Beaumont Hospital, Dublin

Jane HanleyTrustee for Northern Ireland

Head of Orthoptic Services Belfast Trust, Royal Victoria Hospital

Joy WhiteSouthern Region Trustee

Head of Service – Orthoptics
BSUH NHS Trust
Sussex Eye Hospital, Brighton

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

Martha Rose WatersGraduate 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