NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening (IDPS) Clinical Expert Review Panels

The ISOSS team investigate all new vertical transmissions of HIV and syphilis occurring in England.  ISOSS interview all clinicians involved in the care of the mother and baby during and after pregnancy.  Interviews are conducted across specialities including paediatrics, maternity and specialist care.

Detailed anonymised case reports are taken to the IDPS Clinical Expert Review Panels (CERP).  The panels consist of relevant clinical specialists including maternity, laboratory, paediatrics, sexual health services as well as representatives from BASHH and BHIVA.

The purpose of the panels is to:

• establish the circumstances surrounding the transmission
• identify and contributing factors and learning points
• feed recommendations into the IDPS/ISOSS team 

HIV Clinical Expert Review Panel

Rebecca Till: Antenatal Pathway Implementation Lead, NHSE (2023-date)

Sarah Dermont: Antenatal Pathway Pathology Feasibility Manager, NHSE (2021-date)

Professor Claire Thorne (Chair): Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (2019-date)

Helen Peters: ISOSS Manager, UCL GOS Institute of Child Health (2019-date)

Kate Francis: ISOSS Coordinator, UCL GOS Institute of Child Health (2019-date)

Dr Alasdair Bamford: Consultant and Speciality Lead in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (2021-date)

Lisa Bullows: Specialist Screening Midwife, Birmingham Women’s Hospital (2021-date)

Dr Laura Byrne: Consultant in HIV Medicine, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Chair of the British HIV Association HIV in Pregnancy Guidelines (2022-date)

Temi Fayoyin: ANNB Screening and Immunisation Coordinator, Croydon University Hospital (2019-date)

Dr Yvonne Gilleece: Honorary Clinical Reader and Consultant in HIV and Sexual Health, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust; Chair of British HIV Association (2022-date)

Dr Abha Govind: Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust (2019-date)

Julia Langley: Antenatal and Newborn Screening Specialist Midwife, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust (2019-date)

Professor Hermione Lyall: Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (2021-date)

Dr Kim McLeod: Consultant Obstetrician, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2021-date)

Dr Paddy McMaster: Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, North Manchester General Hospital Women and Children’s, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2019-date)

Dr Luciana Rubinstein: Consultant in GUM, London North West University Healthcare Trust (Northwick Park, Ealing, Hillingdon) (2019-date)

Nadia Permalloo: Quality and Improvement Lead, NHSE (2021-date)

Past Members

Laura Smeaton: IDPS Programme Project Manager, NHS IDPS programme (2019-2024)

Maria Dowie: Clinical Nurse Specialist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (2019-2024)

Jenny Neal: IDPS Programme Manager, NHS IDPS programme (2021-2023)

Judith Timms: IDPS PCA for Laboratories (2021-2023)

Dr Chris Wood: Consultant HIV physician; Clinic Lead for HIV Services, North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust (2019-2022)

Jennifer Tosswill: Clinical Scientist, UKHSA Colindale Laboratory (2019-2022)

Sharon Webb: Programme Manager, NHS IDPS programme (2019-2020)

Pat Tookey: Honarary Senior Lecturer, UCL GOS Institute of Child Health (2019-2020)

Mayuri Panchal: Specialist Midwife, The Royal Free Hospital, London (2019-2020)

Congenital Syphilis Clinical Expert Review Panel

Rebecca Till: Antenatal Pathway Implementation Lead, NHSE (2023-date)

Sarah Dermont: Antenatal Pathway Pathology Feasibility Manager, NHSE (2021-date)

Professor Claire Thorne: Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (2019-date)

Helen Peters: ISOSS Manager, UCL GOS Institute of Child Health (2020-date)

Kate Francis: ISOSS Coordinator, UCL GOS Institute of Child Health (2020-date)

Dr Shalini Andrews: GUM Consultant, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (2020-date)

Dr Rachel Bower: Consultant Community Paediatrician and Medical Advisor to the Adoption and Permanence Panel (2021-date)

Dr Dyan Dickins: Obstetrician, Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust (2021-date)

Anette Elbech: Infectious Diseases Specialist Midwife, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (2020-date)

Dr Helen Fifer: IDPS Laboratory Advisor and NIS Microbiologist, UKHSA (2020-date)

Dr Shazia Hoodbhoy: Consultant Neonatologist at The Rosie Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2020-date)

Dr Chrissie Jones: Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Southampton and Southampton Children’s Hospital (2020-date)

Professor Margaret Kingston: Consultant Physician in genitourinary medicine, Associate Medical Director, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2020-date)

Professor Hermione Lyall: Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (2021-date)

Dr Paddy McMaster: Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, North Manchester General Hospital Women and Children’s, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2020-date)

Alison Perry: Specialist Screening Midwife, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (2020-date)

Nadia Permalloo: Quality and Improvement Lead, NHSE (2021-date)

Professor Marta Cohen: Consultant Paediatric Pathologist, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust (2023-date)

Delma Llewelyn: Senior BMS CWPS, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (2023-date)

Dr Soonita Oomeer: Integrated Sexual Health Consultant, Central and North London NHS Foundation Trust 

Dr Binta Sultan: Consultant Physician in Inclusion Health, UCL (2024-date)

Professor Marieke Emonts: Professor in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Newcastle University, Consultant Paediatrician, Great North Children’s Hospital, The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2024-date)

Past Members

Laura Smeaton: IDPS Programme Project Manager, NHS IDPS programme (2019-2024)

Dr Sara Eisen: Consultant Paediatrician, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2020)

Dr Cara Saxon: GUM Consultant (2023)

Jenny Neal: IDPS Programme Manager, NHS IDPS programme (2021-2023)

Judith Timms: IDPS PCA for Laboratories (2021-2023)

Pat Schan: Programme Clinical Advisor, IDPS, PHE (2020-2021)

Ailsa Pickering: Clinical Nurse Specialist, Great North Children’s Hospital, The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2020-2021)

Sharon Webb: Programme Manager, NHS IDPS programme (2020)