WICS Council
WICS Chair
David Hepburn
Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, Grange University Hospital. Elected onto Council at AGM June 2021 and elected Chair in 2022.
WICS Treasurer
Mark Raper
Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Wales. Elected onto Council at AGM June 2019 and elected Treasurer in 2022.
WICS Secretary
Sharon Norman
Elected Secretary 2021, until October 2021 the nursing / AHP representative on WICS Council, Sharon is also Programme Lead for the Cardiff University MSc Critical Care programme and has a significant role supporting both the WICS Summer Scientific Meeting and the Advanced Update Study Days.
WICS Audit & Research Lead
Ceri Lynch
Consultant in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine, Royal Glamorgan Hospital. First elected onto Council in 2018, Ceri succeeded Ceri Battle as WICS audit and research lead in January 2022.
WICS Council Members
Peter Havalda - Consultant in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine, Hywel Dda University Health Board. Co-opted member from October 2019 and elected onto Council at AGM June 2021. Contactable through the secretary.
Claire Dawes - Nursing representative, elected onto Council October 2021 and Critical Care Outreach Team Leader, Withybush General Hospital.
Annie Williams - Advanced Critical Care Practitioner representative, elected onto Council October 2021 and ACCP at Wrexham Maelor Hospital.
Beth Ford - Allied Health Professional representative, elected onto Council October 2021 and Senior Critical Care Physiotherapist, Morriston Hospital.
John Gorst - Consultant in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine, Swansea Bay University Health Board. Elected onto Council July 2023.
Jule Highfield - Clinical Psychology representative, elected onto Council at extraordinary AGM December 2023, and Consultant Clinical Psychologist, University Hospital Wales.
Lucy Morgan - Dietetics representative, elected onto Council December 2023, and Critical Care Dietician, Grange University Hospital.
Charlotte Thomas - Pharmacy representative, elected onto Council December 2023, and Pharmacist, Hywel Dda University Health Board.
Mohsin Kamal - SAS doctor representative, elected onto Council December 2023, and specialty doctor, University Hospital Wales.
Sonal Lodhi – Trainee representative / Chair of the Welsh Intensivists in Training Society. Deputy Chair Gwen Howe. WITSchair1@gmail.com
Teresa Evans – Regional Advisor in Intensive Care Medicine - Non-tenured co-opted appointment. Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, Grange University Hospital. Contactable through the secretary.
David Jones - Regional Clinical Lead for Organ Donation - Co-opted member of Council. Consultant in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine, Cwm Taf University Health Board.
Dr Richard Pugh - Co-opted member of Council. Consultant in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine, Glan Clwyd Hospital.
Council meetings 2024
24th January - Virtual
24th April - In-person
17th July - Virtual
23rd October - In-person
Previous WICS Chairs
Richard Pugh - Bodelwyddan (North Wales)
Hywel Roberts – Cardiff
Paul Morgan – Cardiff
Pete Matthews – Swansea
Chris Littler – Wrexham
Ian Greenway - Swansea
WICS Constitution
The Welsh Intensive Care Society Constitution can be viewed here (revised AGM, June 2021).