Lisa Summers has worked in screening since 2009 when she set up a local Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme (Central England) after working in general management for the same acute Trust since 1996.
She is now employed by Public Health England as national programme manager for the NHS AAA Screening Programme in England. Lisa is an enthusiastic outgoing manager who relishes the day to day challenges of her role and collaborative working with colleagues in the other 10 screening programmes.
Lisa lives in Market Bosworth and enjoys walking and socialising when not running around organising her two young children!
We have updated the national guidance on GOV.UK on reducing inequalities in NHS abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening.
The way screening technicians' scanning competence is tested is changing.
In this article, we share feedback on the Level 3 Diploma for Health Screeners and tell you about a new resource to support it.
Find out what was discussed at the fourth national AAA screening research day event in Newcastle.
Support from Public Health England screening is helping medical researchers from the University of Leicester identify treatments which could potentially be used to reduce the numbers of men with life-threatening abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) needing surgery. The research, funded by …
The NHS AAA Screening Programme has appointed Akhtar Nasim and Tim Hartshorne National Surgical Lead and National Imaging Lead respectively.
...screening nurse specialists can register online now. Registration will close on Friday 24 August and delegates will then receive details of the venue. AAA screening aims to reduce the number...
...good practice in reducing barriers to attendance. This new guidance helps providers identify inequalities and explains how they should share examples of what has worked in improving access to services...
...to identify and promote important topics for research and to encourage new researchers into this area. Priority topics will undoubtedly include how we can reach those from minority groups or...
The NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme has announced the new date for its clinical skills trainer networking day. The re-scheduled event will take place on Friday 27 April 2018 and will be held in central London from 10.30am …