Paula Cashmore

Paula has been a registered nurse since 1986 and has always been passionate about care of the elderly. She immediately became aware of the importance of hydration in this vulnerable group of patients. After a long career break home educating her children, Paula returned to practice in private nursing homes where she was concerned to find the same situation in regard to the poor understanding and…

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Peter Naish

Peter originally trained to be a priest and studied theology at King’s College London.  Most of his career has been spent in areas of social concern and social justice. He was CEO of the Equal Opportunities Commission, involved with housing associations, chaired the National Federation of Housing Associations and was a member of a National Inquiry into Housing chaired by the Duke of Edinburgh.  He was…

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Dan Lasserson

Dan is a Senior Interface Physician in Acute and Complex Medicine at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust and Associate Professor of Ambulatory Care, Nuffield Department of Medicine, Oxford University. This combines his previous clinical and research training in hospital medicine and primary care. His clinical care and research are now based in innovative acute ambulatory care units including the Emergency Multidisciplinary Unit based in Abingdon which…

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Charlie Tomson

Charlie is a consultant kidney specialist at Freeman Hospital, Newcastle on Tyne and was Chair of the Intervention workstream for the acute kidney injury national programme. Charlie trained at Cambridge, Oxford, Bath, Nottingham, Newcastle on Tyne, and Leicester, and held Consultant posts in London and Bristol before moving to Newcastle in 2014. His areas of special interest are the management of chronic kidney disease, evaluation of…

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Fiona Loud

In her student years (‘a long time ago’), Fiona studied a BA (Hons) English at Southampton University. However, after her student years Fiona pursued and continues to pursue her interest in healthcare. Fiona’s roles at present is Policy Director for The British Kidney Patient Association, and co-chairs the Risk workstream for the Acute Kidney Injury National Programme. Fiona is Chair of the UK Renal Registry Patient…

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