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David Hamilton  
Honorary Treasurer

David (known as “Winnie) is a consultant ENT, head, neck and thyroid surgeon at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle. His clinical work centres on developing safe processes of care, reducing inequality and developing the roles of Allied Healthcare Professionals and trainee surgeons. He is currently the Health & Care Research Director for the North East and North Cumbria RRDN.

His research interests are broad but his main focus is on optimising patient centred outcomes in head and neck cancer. He has expertise in shared decision making and informed consent and co-led the development of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh “Informed Consent: Sharing the Decision” ICONS course. He also leads the Laryngeal Cancer Cohort (LARCH) which collects information on patients with cancer of the voice box; this is in collaboration with the Northern Health Science Alliance.