Organisational structure

REACH is led by a co-director from each of the two universities with links to relevant Health Integration Teams (HITs), NHS commissioners, health and care providers, NIHR Applied Research Collaboration West (ARC West), Health Innovation West of England and other organisations across the wider South West, in close collaboration with patient and public groups.

Co-directors

• Professor Jonathan Benger, Professor of Emergency Care, University of the West of England
• Dr Matthew Booker, Consultant Senior Lecturer in Primary Care, University of Bristol 

Steering group

This group meets every three months to direct the collaborative hub’s strategy and oversee progress against key objectives. It agrees how best to share investment and return across the partners and ensures that REACH considers and addresses current priorities in healthcare policy and delivery, including the NHS Long Term Plan and associated initiatives as implemented by commissioners and providers locally, regionally and nationally.

Steering group members include senior representatives from:

• Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
• Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board
• Community healthcare providers
• Health Innovation West of England Home
• NIHR Applied Heath Collaboration (ARC) West
• North Bristol NHS Trust
• South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
• University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
• University of Bristol
• University of the West of England