Who We Are

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The Trust has one full-time and six part-time employees or retained staff who work less than three whole time equivalents. This team is supported by a further six key volunteers. All volunteers, including the trustees and medical advisors, without whom we could not survive, give their time for free.

We are particularly grateful to our volunteers without whom we could not have achieved so much. The time and skills they donate to us so generously allow us to keep the cost of our core and support services relatively low.

We are also grateful to Hillingdon Hospital for providing us, free of charge,  with office space until 2008, when we moved to King’s College Hospital, London where we are now provided  with office space at no charge. We are eternally grateful for the specialist advice we receive from many of the health professionals working at both of these centres and at many others around the country.

President:

  • Jo Brand: Comedienne and TV Personality

Patrons:

  • Amanda Redman: Actress
  • Anna Walker: TV presenter
  • Michelle Gayle: Actress, singer.
  • Susan Penhaligon: Actress

Co-Founders:

  • Jane Griffiths: MP for Reading East – Resigned – summer 2005.
  • Julie Price MB BS FRCOG: Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, The Portland Hospital, London.
  • Peter Burridge – 1998 – 2001 (deceased): Consultant anaesthetist in Rochdale and Oldham.
  • Professor James Walker  – President from 1998 until 2006 continues as a medical advisor: MD FRCP (Glasgow) FRCP (Edinburgh) FRCOG FRSM, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St. James University Hospital, Leeds.
  • Ruth & John Winter: Parents of Sophie who died in 1995 from a misdiagnosed ectopic pregnancy. Both musicians, John worked at the Institute of Education, London and Ruth at the Haberdashers’ Aske’s School for Girls, Elstree.
  • Tina Jones: Director from 1998 until January 2005.

Trustees:

  • Alex Peace-Gadsby: (Chairman) BA (Hons) MA Nottm. DipM MCIM: Consultant in Marketing and Business Strategy and survivor of ectopic pregnancy.
  • Chris Woodward: (Treasurer): Director with UK Trust Corporation.
  • Jackie Ross: BSc, MB BS MRCOG Consultant, Early Pregnancy Medicine/Gynaecology, Kings College Hospital – London.
  • Julie Price: MB BS FRCOG: Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, The Portland Hospital.
  • Kevin Walker: Owner/Director, Camille Lingerie
  • Professor Tom Bourne: PhD: Affliliation: Imperial College London: University Hospital, Gasthuisberg, Belgium

Medical advisers:

  • Andrew Horne PhD MRCOG: Senior Lecturer and Consultant Gynaecologist, University of Edinburgh
  • Cecilia Bottomley BSc MRCOG: Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust – London.
  • Davor Jurkovic PHD MD MRCOG: Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, University College London Hospitals.
  • Emma Kirk BSc MBBS: Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, North Middlesex Hospital, London.
  • Fiona Bottomley: Superintendant Sonographer, Ultrasound Department, Hillingdon Hospital, Middlesex.
  • Jackie Ross BSc MB BS MRCOG: Consultant, Early Pregnancy Medicine/Gynaecology, Kings College Hospital – London.
  • Professor James Walker MD FRCP (Glasgow) FRCP (Edinburgh) FRCOG FRSM: Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St. James University Hospital, Leeds.
  • Janine Elson MD MRCOG: Consultant Gynaecologist and Lead for Assisted Conception, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine, Leicester Fertility Centre.
  • Jim Clark MBBS MRCOG: Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.
  • Julie Price MB BS FRCOG: Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, The Portland Hospital.
  • Laura Abbott RGN RM Dip.N BA BSc(Hons): Senior Lecturer in midwifery at The University of Hertfordshire.
  • Maria Jalmbrant D.Clin.Psy. C.Psychol: Psychologist, The Maudesley Hospital NHS Trust:
  • Mike Burdon MBBS MRCGP GP: Plymouth
  • Neale Watson MBBS MRCOG: Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Hillingdon Hospital.
  • Peter Greenhouse MA MB B.CHIR MECOG MFFP: Consultant in Sexual Health Medicine, Bristol Royal Infirmary.
  • (Ruth) Izzie Oakley RMN RGN Dip N DMS Dip Hyp: Service and Support Manager, The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust.
  • Professor Tom Bourne FRCOG PhD: Consultant Gynaecologist: Imperial College London: University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Belgium.

Employed staff:

  • Helen Wilkinson: Director
  • (Ruth) Izzie Oakley: Service and Support Manager
  • Jason King: Website Designer
  • Jill Ansell: Fundraising Coordinator
  • Sam Page: Leaflet and Hospital Information Coordinator
  • Ruth Kirkpatrick: Helpline Operator/Staff Training Supervisor
  • Sonal Colvin: Membership Secretary
  • Ruth Whitbread: Fundraising Manager

Key Volunteers

  • Julie Milan: Website QA Coordinator and Twitterer
  • Jenni Potter: Press Officer
  • Joan Warren: Topic Editor
  • Joanna Keogh: Northern Area Coordinator
  • Melissa Abraham: Feedback Coordinator
  • Katharine Bird: Fundraising Diarist and editor

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