After gaining a degree in Biochemistry and Microbiology from Leeds University, John’s first post was as a company microbiologist in a small scientific consultancy specialising in foods, waters, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals and sterile manufacture processes. His main interests however were in medical microbiology so he joined Poole PHLS and hospital microbiology laboratories, where he completed the then IBMS Special exam.
John then moved to County Durham, developed an interest in management and quality, gained qualifications in such and held senior, management then quality management posts until the end of 2005.
John joined CPA (UK) Ltd as a full time Regional Assessor in January 2006. CPA is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) and since June 2013 he was an Assessment Manager (AM) with UKAS and from November 2014, promoted to Senior Assessment Manager. He manages other AMs and is active in various projects, including training in ISO 15189:2012 and ISO 22870:2016 and developing training for new AMs.
During John’s professional career and in his many outside interests and activities, he has always developed his interest in teaching, training and biomedical science promotion and career development and been active in education and development of scientific and support staff. He has actively promoted pathology to a wider audience within the NHS and has been involved in both medical and nursing staff education.
John has been involved in and tutored on courses for the IBMS, been a training/portfolio assessor for the CPSM and then IBMS, panel member for the HCPC and been a lay board member for the Northern Deanery involved with post graduate medical education. He has presented at numerous local and national meetings on both scientific and management themes, and since working for CPA and then UKAS, he now presents regularly on quality and accreditation themes.
When not working, John has a passion for all things “trains, planes, automobiles and motorcycles” and can be found at heritage railways or practicing advanced driving techniques both in cars or on one of his growing collection of motorcycles.
Quality in Point-of-Care Testing merging to ISO 15189 Monday @ 1:00 PM
Point of care accreditation under ISO 15189:2022 Tuesday @ 11:30 AM
The revised ISO 15189 standard and the impact upon delivery and maintenance of effective quality management within Point-of-Care Testing Thursday @ 11:30 AM
David currently works as head of process improvement for Health Service Laboratories in central London, which is part of the wider Sonic Healthcare group.
David chairs the TC212 mirror committee and is head of delegation for the UK on the international TC212 committee. David has experience in writing standards and was the project lead on ISO22870 as well as being involved in many other projects.
David has a strong background in laboratory process improvement and links this to the needs of compliance with ISO requirements.
David has spoken nationally and internationally on a wide range of subjects including quality and compliance.
Development & Introduction of ISO 15189:2022 Monday @ 3:45 PM
Development & Introduction of ISO 15189:2022 Thursday @ 10:30 AM
David currently works as head of process improvement for Health Service Laboratories in central London, which is part of the wider Sonic Healthcare group.
David chairs the TC212 mirror committee and is head of delegation for the UK on the international TC212 committee. David has experience in writing standards and was the project lead on ISO22870 as well as being involved in many other projects.
David has a strong background in laboratory process improvement and links this to the needs of compliance with ISO requirements.
David has spoken nationally and internationally on a wide range of subjects including quality and compliance.
Development & Introduction of ISO 15189:2022 Monday @ 3:45 PM
Development & Introduction of ISO 15189:2022 Thursday @ 10:30 AM
Dr Mairiead is a multidisciplinary Biomedical Scientist qualifying originally in histopathology and cytology now specialising in Microbiology. She has over 40 years’ experience in laboratory medicine, with 23 years of that spent working in veterinary medicine. Her specialisms are education/training and quality management.
Mairiead is Chair of the IBMS Scotland Training Forum and also Vice Chair of the IBMS Scottish Quality Management Discussion Group. She is also a Technical Assessor for UKAS. Her passion is people development and has incorporated resilience training as part of her departmental approach to people management.
In her first role in veterinary medicine she was one of a team of 8 staff manning the veterinary laboratory in what is described on Highland Vet on the TV as the far northern outpost town of Thurso. Truly a department with a limited scope.
Validation and Verification Workshop Thursday @ 12:45 PM
