About the UK ITP Forum

The UK ITP forum, established in 2011, is a working group of health care professionals with a special interest in the care of patients with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP).

The objectives and aims of the forum are:

• To improve care and outcomes for patients with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) in the UK
• To provide a forum for the interaction of UK healthcare professionals with an interest in ITP
• To develop a network of specialist centres able to provide high quality care and tertiary review
• To advance the education of health care professionals and the general public in all aspects of the disease.
• To promote best practice and raise awareness of developments in translational research
• To encourage collaborative research and trial recruitment into ITP studies

 Membership of the UK Forum is free and includes haematologists, paediatric haematologists, specialist and interested nurses, and a patient representative.

UK ITP Forum Executive Committee

Chair: Dr Quentin Hill (St James’s Hospital, Leeds)
Secretary: Dr John Grainger (Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital)
Ordinary Members: Dr Drew Provan & Dr Gillian Lowe
Nursing Representative: Louise Taylor CNS (Royal London Hospital)
Patient Representative: Shirley Watson (ITP Support Association founder)

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