Meet the Team!

The PCAG team is made up of 8 people. 

5 Full-time members:

Stephen Ashmore - Manager
Tracy Johnson - Deputy Manager
Craig Chanter - Data Manager
Shirley Startin - Office Manager
Sharonjit Mandair - GPAQ Facilitator

VACANCY - Community Audit Facilitator

 and 3 Professional Advisors (Part-time):

Dr Azhar Farooqi - Director
Dr Kamlesh Khunti - Academic Advisor
Dr David Shepherd - Computer Advisor

 

Full-time members

Stephen Ashmore (Manager)

Stephen has been Manager of PCAG since October 1999, having previously been Liaison Officer from 1997-9.  He was worked in the NHS for almost eight years and has a background in clinical audit and clinical governance.

As Manager of the PCAG team, Stephen has a diverse role.  He is responsible for the day-to-day running, strategic planning and financial management of the department.  Stephen is a tutor on the Clinical Audit Skills Course and assists in the delivery of training events.  In addition, Stephen takes a lead role in the Lithium, Repeat Prescribing and Access Audits.

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Tracy Johnson (Deputy Manager)

Tracy joined the department in May 1997.  She previously worked for the Clinical Audit Department at North Staffs Hospital.  She held a joint post with the former Leicestershire & Rutland Healthcare NHS Trust and the PCAG between 1997 and 2000.

Tracy became Deputy Manager of PCAG at the start of 2000.  She has a wide range of responsibilities including coordinating the Clinical Audit Skills Course, facilitating a number of the department's multi-practice audit projects, including PPI/Dyspepsia and Diabetes.  She is also responsible for developing interface audit across primary care.  Tracy recently commenced and MSc in Managing Quality in Healthcare at Birmingham University.

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Shirley Startin (Office Manager)

Shirley joined the PCAG team in January 2003 having previously worked in business, local government and, most recently, in sports administration.

Shirley is the initial point of contact for PCAG, provides administrative support to members of the team and is involved in the organisation of our varied and extensive calendar of events.

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Community Audit Facilitator

This position is currently vacant.  To see a job description click here

 

 

Craig Chanter (Data Manager)

Craig joined the Primary Care Audit Group in 2004, having previously worked in research, Software Engineering and Information Technology for a variety of different businesses.  

As PCAG Data Manager, Craig will be responsible for maintenance and development of the PCAG website, analysis of audit data, design and implementation of questionnaires as well as providing a point of contact for any technical issues arising from ongoing electronic audits.

[email protected]

Sharonjit Mandair (GPAQ Facilitator)

Sharonjit joined the PCAG team on the 27th of July and will be working as GPAQ Facilitator for a placement year as part of her four-year honours degree course in Finance and Management at the de Monfort university.

Professional Advisors (Part-time)

Dr Azhar Farooqi (Director)

Azhar has been a member of PCAG since its inception in 1991 and Chairman of the group since 1996.  He represents PCAG on a number of local committees, not least the Interface Audit Group, which he became Chairman of in 2001.

As Chairman, Azhar oversees the work of the department, taking an active role in several key projects, notably the Diabetes, Lithium and Depression Audits.

Dr Kamlesh Khunti (Academic Advisor)

Kamlesh has been a member of PCAG for a number of years and was appointed Vice Chairman at the start of 2001.  He is an active member of the team and has been heavily involved in both the CHD, Diabetes and Repeat Prescribing multi-practice audits.  Over the course of the past year, Kamlesh has been developing a protocol for Heart Failure.

Dr David Shepherd (Computer Advisor)

Over the course of the last three years, David has worked closely with Leicestershire PCAG to improve the way in which clinical audit data and information can be retrieved from practice computer systems. In this time, great strides forward have been achieved, with David having devised audit templates and MIQUEST sets for CHD, Diabetes and Heart Failure.

When not at PCAG, David is an inner city GP Principal, Trainer and Clinical Governance Lead at Saffron Group Practice.

The work that the Leicestershire PCAG undertakes is defined by the PCAG Steering Group and Service Level Agreement.