Prof. Erik Klok is an Internist with a specialty in Vascular Medicine. He is a clinical staff member of the department of Medicine at the Leiden University Medical Center (Leiden, the Netherlands) and a visiting scientist at the Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis of the University of Mainz (Mainz, Germany). His main research interests are diagnostic management of acute venous thrombosis as well as prediction and treatment of long-term complications of venous thrombosis.

Prof Roopen Arya is Professor of Thrombosis and Haemostasis and Clinical Director for Haematological Medicine at King's College Hospital. He is also Director of King's Thrombosis Centre and Director of the National VTE Exemplar Centres Network in England. 

Roopen trained in Medicine at Oxford and completed his PhD in Molecular Medicine and Haematology training at King's. He was MRC Clinical Training Fellow at King's and Clinical Lecturer in Haematology before his appointment as Consultant Haematologist in 1999. His research interests focus on thrombosis, thrombophilia and anticoagulation. Advancing patient care around venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention and treatment has been a long term theme in his group. The interface between thrombosis and women's health is also a major interest. 

PROFESSOR BEVERLEY HUNT OBE

Founder of Thrombosis UK and Professor of Haemostasis & Thrombosis, Guy's & St Thomas's Hospital, London.

Professor Beverley Hunt OBE is a consultant in the departments of haematology & pathology. She is a national and international expert in thrombosis and acquired bleeding disorders.

She has sat on multiple national and international guideline writing groups, including NICE has extensive clinical experience of thrombotic and acquired bleeding disorders and runs a very active research group with over 500 peer-reviewed publications to her name.

Prof Hunt is past chair of the steering committee of World Thrombosis Day.

Head of Patient Safety (Oversight & Alerts), NHS England, 

Ethel is currently Head of Patient Safety (Oversight & Alerts) for the 

NHS England National Patient Safety Team. She is a Human Factors 

Specialist and a Registered Midwife. She has a background in safety 

investigations, training, safety & risk management. She also delivers 

Human Factors & Safety Investigation Training in various industries, 

including healthcare and mining. Ethel has an MSc in Human Factors 

from Loughborough University and is a member of the Chartered 

Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors.

Director

Northern Ireland Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centre

Belfast City Hospital

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

Belfast, Ireland

Dr. Gary Benson graduated from Queens University Belfast in 1999. His postgraduate training took him to Altnagelvin, Causeway and Belvoir Park Hospital before taking up specialty training in hematology in 2003 at the Belfast City Hospital. He spent at year at the East of Scotland Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centre, Edinburgh, before taking up post in 2008 as the Director of the Northern Ireland Haemophilia Centre whereby subspecialist clinics were established for to include haemophilia carriers as well as high risk obstetrics and outpatient management of VTE – DVT and PE. 

Christine is the Thromboprophylaxis Clinical Nurse Specialist at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd (YGC) Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board North wales and has worked in this field since 2017. As part of her role she is involved with the identification and carrying out root cause analysis on all cases of hospital acquired thrombosis (HAT), education, audits, organising and presenting at symposium and presenting at thrombosis events. From presenting local data, case studies and giving real time feedback to clinicians on her thromboprophylaxis walk around and clinical governance meetings she has increased compliance in thromboprophylaxis and decreased the number of potential preventable HATs in YGC. Her work has been nationally recognised receiving multiple awards and gaining National Exemplar Site status for her health board.

Dr Catherine Bagot is a Consultant Haematologist at Glasgow Royal Infirmary (GRI), specialising in Haemostasis and Thrombosis, and is the co-director of the West of Scotland Haemophilia and Thrombosis centre.  She is the joint lead of the Haematology Obstetric service in North Glasgow and has been running the Haematology Obstetric clinic at the Princess Royal Maternity Unit at Glasgow Royal Infirmary for the last 10 years, alongside her consultant obstetric colleague, Dr Vicki Brace. 

She is chair and secretary of the GRI and Greater Glasgow and Clyde Thrombosis Committees respectively. She is an elected committee member of the British Society of Haemostasis and Thrombosis.

Her clinical interests include inherited bleeding disorders, venous thrombosis treatment and prevention, obstetric haematology and immune thrombocytopaenia (ITP).  Her main research interest is the application of thrombin generation to clinical thrombotic issues. She is currently leading a research project investigating the pathophysiology underlying the increased risk of venous thrombosis in obese pregnant women, funded by a British Heart Foundation Clinical Research Fellowship Award.  She is also principal investigator for a number of international trials investigating new treatments for haemophilia and ITP

Paul Bennett is a clinical and academic psychologist, who has worked in both NHS and universities in Bristol, Cardiff and Swansea. He has previously published research on the psychological impact of VTE, and is presently an emeritus professor of psychology at the University of Swansea and a clinical psychologist providing support for VITT patients through the auspices of Thrombosis UK. 

Emma graduated from Brighton University with an Adult Nursing Degree in 2001 and undertook a cross 

speciality rotation at Addenbrookes Hospital. After working in Perth, Australia as a surgical nurse for a year 

she worked in High Dependency Care for several years in Watford General and King's College Hospitals. 

In 2007 she joined Kings' Thrombosis Team as a Coagulation Clinical Nurse Specialist rotating through 

DVT, anticoagulation and VTE prevention roles.

Emma became the Nurse Consultant in Thrombosis and Coagulation with responsibility for the nursing 

thrombosis teams across King’s College Hospital sites in 2014 and became the lead for the VTE National 

Nursing and Midwifery Network at the same time.  Emma completed an MSc in Advanced Practice and 

Leadership at King’s College London in 2018.

Paul Bennett is a clinical and academic psychologist, who has worked in both NHS and universities in Bristol, Cardiff and Swansea. He has previously published research on the psychological impact of VTE, and is presently an emeritus professor of psychology at the University of Swansea and a clinical psychologist providing support for VITT patients through the auspices of Thrombosis UK. 

My name is Clare Prince I am 45 years old and live in Liverpool with my partner and son, our daughter lives away currently at performing arts college. 

I became involved with Thrombosis UK many years ago when it was called Lifeblood. The charity helped and supported me through some of my most troubled times dealing with multiple episodes of VTE. I was very keen to spread awareness and over time became more and more involved with the charity doing this.

In February 2013 I was made a Lifeblood Ambassador which was a very proud moment, not only because I was the first patient ambassador but because one month earlier, I had been diagnosed with a bilateral PE whilst five months pregnant with my son.

My relationship with the charity blossomed and in July 2014 I was invited to join the Board of Trustees. I took on the role with great pride and have played a very active part in helping shape the charity that did so much for me in the early days of VTE diagnosis.

In December 2016 became an employed member of the team working alongside Annya and Jo, as the Project Development Officer on a part time basis. I have now increased my hours and am the Fundraising Lead, a job which I absolutely love doing. 

I have a wealth of experience both living and dealing with thrombosis and hope I can be a small part of helping someone else just as Thrombosis UK have helped me.

Dr Julia A M Anderson  MBChB BSc(Hons) MD FRCP Edin FRCPath is a Consultant Haematologist with a specialist interest in thrombosis and haemostasis, and is an Honorary Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Edinburgh. For the past ten years she has worked at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and is Chair of the local Thrombosis Committee and is Lead Clinician for the Scottish Inherited Bleeding Disorders Network, National Services Scotland. Julia spent two years as a Research Fellow, sponsored by the British Society for Haematology, at Hamilton Civic Hospitals Research Centre, Ontario, Canada where she investigated the effect of hypersulphation of low molecular weight heparin on prothrombinase and intrinsic tenase, leading to a degree of MD in 1999. She was later invited to a Faculty position in the Department of Medicine at McMaster University as Assistant Professor from 2004 - 2008 and worked and taught within the Division of Hematology and Thrombosis. Currently Julia is a senior examiner for the Royal College of Pathologists, is a member of the British Society for Haematology Haemostasis & Thrombosis Task Force, representing the UK Haemophilia Doctors Organisation, and is Co-Chair of the International Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis Scientific Subcommittee on the Control of Anticoagulation. She has also recently been appointed to the NICE VTE Diseases Guideline Committee.

Dr Catherine Bagot is a Consultant Haematologist at Glasgow Royal Infirmary (GRI), specialising in Haemostasis and Thrombosis, and is the co-director of the West of Scotland Haemophilia and Thrombosis centre.  She is the joint lead of the Haematology Obstetric service in North Glasgow and has been running the Haematology Obstetric clinic at the Princess Royal Maternity Unit at Glasgow Royal Infirmary for the last 10 years, alongside her consultant obstetric colleague, Dr Vicki Brace. 

She is chair and secretary of the GRI and Greater Glasgow and Clyde Thrombosis Committees respectively. She is an elected committee member of the British Society of Haemostasis and Thrombosis.

Her clinical interests include inherited bleeding disorders, venous thrombosis treatment and prevention, obstetric haematology and immune thrombocytopaenia (ITP).  Her main research interest is the application of thrombin generation to clinical thrombotic issues. She is currently leading a research project investigating the pathophysiology underlying the increased risk of venous thrombosis in obese pregnant women, funded by a British Heart Foundation Clinical Research Fellowship Award.  She is also principal investigator for a number of international trials investigating new treatments for haemophilia and ITP

Prof Stephen Black

Stephen Black qualified from the University of the Witwatersrand Medical School in 1998 and moved

to the UK in 2001. He obtained an MD in simulation based training from Imperial College London and

completed his higher surgical training with placements at St Thomas', St George's and St Mary’s

Hospitals, London. In 2010 he was appointed as a consultant vascular surgeon and honorary senior

lecturer at St George's Hospital and Medical School and in 2014 moved to Guy’s and St Thomas’

Hospital to help build the Venous Service. Mr Black is now the Clinical Lead for Vascular Surgery and

the Co-Lead for Cardiovascular R&D and is a Reader in Venous Surgery at Kings College London.

 His principle interest is the treatment of Venous Disease and he lectures frequently on this topic.   Mr

Black is a programme director for the Charing Cross Venous Meeting and is on the organising

committee of the European Venous Forum Hand on Workshops. He is also on the organising

committee and is an examiner for the Fellowship of the European Board of Surgery.

Originally from Yorkshire but raised and schooled in New Zealand, Alex started his career working the National Health Service in the UK. He then moved into consulting and has spent a number of years working in the Middle East and Asia before settling back in London in 2019. He is currently consulting to central and local government across England and remains based in London with his wife and 17 month old son. He has always been a keen sportsperson and has remained active his whole life. Surviving Pulmonary Emboli is an event he is keen to share in the hope that others can benefit and take hope from any shared experiences

Prof Roopen Arya is Professor of Thrombosis and Haemostasis and Clinical Director for Haematological Medicine at King's College Hospital. He is also Director of King's Thrombosis Centre and Director of the National VTE Exemplar Centres Network in England. 

Roopen trained in Medicine at Oxford and completed his PhD in Molecular Medicine and Haematology training at King's. He was MRC Clinical Training Fellow at King's and Clinical Lecturer in Haematology before his appointment as Consultant Haematologist in 1999. His research interests focus on thrombosis, thrombophilia and anticoagulation. Advancing patient care around venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention and treatment has been a long term theme in his group. The interface between thrombosis and women's health is also a major interest. 

Emma graduated from Brighton University with an Adult Nursing Degree in 2001 and undertook a cross 

speciality rotation at Addenbrookes Hospital. After working in Perth, Australia as a surgical nurse for a year 

she worked in High Dependency Care for several years in Watford General and King's College Hospitals. 

In 2007 she joined Kings' Thrombosis Team as a Coagulation Clinical Nurse Specialist rotating through 

DVT, anticoagulation and VTE prevention roles.

Emma became the Nurse Consultant in Thrombosis and Coagulation with responsibility for the nursing 

thrombosis teams across King’s College Hospital sites in 2014 and became the lead for the VTE National 

Nursing and Midwifery Network at the same time.  Emma completed an MSc in Advanced Practice and 

Leadership at King’s College London in 2018.

Rebecca Simpson is Lead Nurse for VTE Prevention at Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and member of the VTE National Network for Midwives and Nurses.  She gained experience in a variety of specialities post registration including emergency nursing, critical care, clinical education and prison nursing.

Rebecca joined Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in 2013 and established the VTE Prevention Service, which achieved VTE exemplar centre status in 2016.  Rebecca continues to oversee the VTE Prevention Programme which has been nationally commended and is currently working with a newly established multidisciplinary Harm Free Care Team.

Consultant Haematologist specialising in Haemostasis and Thrombosis and has 

a specialist

interest in problems with bleeding and thrombosis.

Dr Lowe trained in Cambridge, Manchester and Birmingham.

Rosalind Byrne is Principal Pharmacist Anticoagulation, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. She has been in post since 2008. Rosalind runs an outpatient clinic initiating and reviewing patients on anticoagulation with the direct oral anticoagulants and warfarin. She was part of a team who conducted an anticoagulation in AF project in South London which has now been rolled out nationally by NHSE. She is also involved in the wider management of patients on anticoagulation in conjunction with local CCGs and colleagues at local acute trusts. She is currently undertaking an MSc in Pharmacy Practice specifically conducting a project to compare the efficacy of warfarin and DOACs in the treatment of LV thrombus.

Vicki qualified as a pharmacist in 2005 (University of Nottingham) and joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust as a resident pharmacist in 2006 and has worked in various clinical pharmacist roles, including 5 years as a senior cardiovascular pharmacist. She has a post-graduate diploma in General Pharmacy Practice (University College London) and has been a practicing independent pharmacist prescriber since 2014 (King’s College London) and completed a physical assessment skills module (St George’s).

Vicki has been Consultant Pharmacist for Haemostasis & Thrombosis since August 2017 working within the Trust monitoring and developing anticoagulation services, and working to improve referral pathways and access for patients in South London. She has regular outpatient clinics for initiating and monitoring anticoagulation as well as the weekly rapid access AF clinic. She is a UKCPA Haemostasis and Thrombosis committee member since 2019.

Dr Will Lester is a Haematology Consultant at University Hospitals 

Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth and Birmingham Women’s Hospital and an

Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in the Institute of Cardiovascular 

Sciences, University of Birmingham and has been a lecturer at the 

National Centre for Anticoagulant Training. His interests include 

thrombosis and haemostasis, obstetric and general haematology. He has 

received two thrombus innovation awards for work on thrombosis 

prevention and is a member of the Haemostasis and Thrombosis task 

force for the British Society of Haematology guidelines committee.

Paul Bennett is a clinical and academic psychologist, who has worked in both NHS and universities in Bristol, Cardiff and Swansea. He has previously published research on the psychological impact of VTE, and is presently an emeritus professor of psychology at the University of Swansea and a clinical psychologist providing support for VITT patients through the auspices of Thrombosis UK. 

Shaun Kinghorn - Patient Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism

In June 2010, aged 49, Shaun was admitted to a medical emergency unit via A&E with severe 

breathlessness, intermittent confusion, and a distinct feeling that he was near to death. Further 

investigations confirmed a diagnosis of a severe unprovoked bilateral pulmonary embolism with 

significant clot burden. This led to permanent reduction in lung function and the need for lifelong 

anticoagulation with warfarin. Thanks to the support of the THUK team shaun now monitors his INR at

home with remote support provided by a hospital-based pharmacy-led anticoagulation service.

Shaun currently receives care and support from three hospital consultants and is deeply grateful to 

the team of NHS health care professionals for their help during his bumpy recovery journey. Shaun is 

really interested in the following aspects of the VTE patient journey.

Learning to maximise your quality of life

Making sense of the VTE symptoms

Finding your new normal

Making the most of consultations with staff

The psychological aspects of recovery

Working with health care professionals in contributing to your own safety and well being

Shaun has discovered that a diagnosis of pulmonary embolism is life changing and full of twists and 

turns but is achieving far more than his initial expectations

PROFESSOR BEVERLEY HUNT OBE

Founder of Thrombosis UK and Professor of Haemostasis & Thrombosis, Guy's & St Thomas's Hospital, London.

Professor Beverley Hunt OBE is a consultant in the departments of haematology & pathology. She is a national and international expert in thrombosis and acquired bleeding disorders.

She has sat on multiple national and international guideline writing groups, including NICE has extensive clinical experience of thrombotic and acquired bleeding disorders and runs a very active research group with over 500 peer-reviewed publications to her name.

Prof Hunt is past chair of the steering committee of World Thrombosis Day.

Dr Kate Duhig is the National Specialty Advisor for Obstetrics and Public Health at NHS England

Victoria works in Safety and Learning at NHS Resolution.

Prof Marian Knight MBE is a professor of Maternal and Child Population Health with the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit and an Honorary Consultant of Public Health for Public Health England.