1. Clinical Science in Yorkshire and Humber Alexis Moore Lead Clinical Scientist for Training (Physical Sciences) @ Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

2. Yorkshire and Humber Statistics UK population is around 64.6 million Y&H has a population of around 5.3 million (area of around 6,000 square miles) NHS spends about £125 billion Approximately 15 million hospital admissions per year in UK. Clinical Scientists are involved in 80% of all clinical decisions in the NHS

3. Teaching Hospital Trusts in Yorkshire Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation NHS Trust Sheffield Children’s Foundation NHS Trust Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust

4. Why do you need a Scientist in a Hospital? Critical thinking skills to solve problems Analytical skills Development of current methodology Research into novel methods Innovation Technology expertise

5. Clinical Scientist

6. How do you describe a clinical scientist to a member of the public? Interpreting test results and suggesting methods of treatment Ensuring the accuracy / quality of the test being performed Researching, developing and testing new methods of diagnosis, treatment or assessment Giving advice on buying and using commercial products and equipment Giving advice on any relevant safety aspects to clinicians

7. Physiological Sciences Patient contact high Clinic working rather than office or laboratory Investigating how an organ functions to diagnose abnormalities Intervene to improve organ function by repair or replacement Improving a patient's wellbeing

8. Physiological Sciences DivisionThemeSpecialism Physiological Sciences Cardiac, Vascular, Respiratory & Sleep Sciences Cardiac Science Vascular Science Respiratory & Sleep sciences Critical Care Science Gastrointestinal Physiology Urodynamic Science Neuorosensory Sciences Audiology Neuorphysiology Opthalmic & Vision Sciences

9. Life Sciences Patient contact low (in general) Laboratory working environment Preparation / Analysis of a sample that has been extracted from a patient Analysis of results to determine treatment or prognosis of a patient Analysis to determine treatment effectiveness or disease progression

10. Life Sciences DivisionThemeSpecialism Life SciencesInfection SciencesMicrobiology (infection control, epidemiology, virology, bacteriology, mycology and parasitology) Blood SciencesClinical Biochemistry Haematology & Transfusion Clinical Immunology Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics Cellular SciencesHistopathology Cytopathology Reproductive Science Genetics

11. Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering Patient contact variable Office / equipment area working environments Designing and developing instruments to monitor and treat patients Implementing regimes to ensure safety of staff and patients Optimising diagnosis and treatments to produce the least harm Ensuring complex equipment is set up and used correctly Creating new ways to treat and diagnose illness

12. Physical Sciences & Biomedical Engineering DivisionThemeSpecialism Physical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering Medical PhysicsRadiotherapy Physics Radiation Safety Physics Imaging (Ionising radiation) Imaging (Non-ionising radiation) Clinical Pharmaceutical Science Clinical EngineeringRehabilitation Engineering Clinical Measurement and Development Medical Device Risk Management Reconstructive Science (Maxillofacial Prosthetics)

13. Informatics No patient contact Office / laboratory environment Advancing the knowledge about population and disease by audit and collation of existing evidence and by increasing data sets Improving the quality of diagnosis from existing or new data by computer techniques Ensuring the safe governance of patient data

14. Informatics DivisionThemeSpecialism InformaticsClinical BioinformaticsGenomics Physical Sciences & Bioengineering Health Informatics