Lancashire and South Cumbria Lung CRG

Lung CRG Chair: Dr Shahedal Bari, Consultant Respiratory Physician, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Vice Lung CRG Chair: Mr Manoj Purohit, Lead Thoracic Surgeon, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 

Dr Bari's Secretary: Val Mitton val.mitton@mbht.nhs.uk
Mr Purohit's Secretary:  Anne Rampley Anne.Rampley@nhs.net (Mon-Tues) and Zoe Bamber z.bamber@nhs.net (Weds-Fri)
CRG Group Contact: Rachel Ellis Rachel.Ellis@LTHTR.nhs.uk

The role and purpose of the Lung CRG is to improve the experience and outcomes of cancer care for Lung patients in the Lancashire & South Cumbria footprint.
This involves consideration of strategies and plans for service improvement and service development across the patient pathway, incorporating all aspects of care at appropriate stages of the patient's journey. The aim is to achieve the best possible outcomes and best quality of life for all patients who use Lung cancer services within the Alliance.

Members of the CRG will be responsible for feeding back information/decisions from the CRG to their clinical and managerial colleagues