Trustees

Professor Gavin Perkins is Dean of Medicine at Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick.  He works clinically as a Professor of Critical Care Medicine at University Hospitals Birmingham and serves as a Non-executive Director at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire. Within Resuscitation Council UK, he chaired the ALS Subcommittee, developing, evaluating, and implementing the e-ALS course, and was the inaugural chair of the Community and Ambulance Resuscitation Committee. He was Vice-President between 2022 and 2024. He was recognised by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation as a resuscitation giant.  In addition to these roles, he is Director of Science and Research with the European Resuscitation Council and Co-chair for the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation.  He has an active research portfolio in cardiac arrest, including the PARAMEDIC trials and the OHCAO Registry.

Professor Andy Lockey is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust. He is also an Associate Dean for Health Education England (covering Yorkshire and the Humber). He first became involved with Resuscitation Council UK in 1993, when he became an ALS Instructor, going on to join the ALS Subcommittee as a doctor-in-training representative in 1998. He also acted as Chair of the ALS Subcommittee for seven years, steering the evolution of the ALS course through two guideline changes. Andy was President of RCUK between 2021 and 2024. Prior to becoming President, Andy held the posts of Vice-President and Honorary Secretary, during which he led a whole-scale review of the membership structure for the Council. He is a vocal advocate for training all children in CPR and defibrillator awareness.  

Professor Charles Deakin is Consultant in Cardiac Anaesthesia and Cardiac Intensive Care at University Hospital Southampton, Professor of Resuscitation and Prehospital Emergency Medicine at Southampton University and Divisional Medical Director of South Central Ambulance Service. Charles has been a member of RCUK’s Executive Committee since 2001 and previously chaired the ALS Committee for the European Resuscitation Council (ERC), Co-chairing the ILCOR ALS Committee for the 2005 and 2010 Guidelines revision. His research interests include pre-hospital airway management, drugs and mechanical devices in ALS, defibrillation, and the delivery of bystander resuscitation instructions by telephone.

Professor Ian Maconochie is a Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine at St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial Academic Health Sciences Centre. He is Co-chair of the Paediatric Section of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) and Associate Professor at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Ian is also a Research Fellow at the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York. Ian is Registrar for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the current President of the Paediatric Section of the European Society of Emergency Medicine. 

Mark Webster has been a trustee of RCUK since June 2024 and is also a member of the Research and Development Sub-Committee. In addition, he holds a number of board appointments in the charity and educational sectors, is a university guest speaker and MBA mentor. This all follows a 35-year executive career in the European medical devices industry, most recently as International Vice President of a US-based resuscitation equipment manufacturer. Mark brings a wealth of commercial experience and industry knowledge along with a deeply-held passion for supporting healthcare professionals and lay rescuers in improving resuscitation outcomes.

Brigitte is a Product Leader at the forefront of health technology, who has driven product strategy and company growth at DrDoctor, Numan, Doctor Care Anywhere, WellVine, and Asthma UK. She has a track record of building and scaling impactful health technology products across many areas including respiratory, mental, maternal and men’s health, diagnostics, telehealth and primary care, bringing a unique combination of product, policy and research expertise.

She is currently the Executive Director for Product at DrDoctor; the UK’s leading patient engagement platform, leading the Product, Design & AI Teams in building a more data-driven, hybrid and efficient healthcare system that can meet demand without sacrificing quality and put the right patient, in the right place at the right time. DrDoctor’s is used by over 70 NHS trusts and health boards and in the last 12 months alone, has delivered £60.9 million of value to the healthcare system, serving over 25 million patients. In addition to this role, Brigitte advises tech startups and leads a global network of 500 'Women in Health Technology' leaders, fostering collaboration to tackle healthcare's greatest challenges.