There are three ICP Partnership Committees which cover the Southern area:
Armagh and Dungannon
Craigavon and Banbridge
Newry and Mourne
Armagh and Dungannon
Chair: Dr Evan Sharkey
Dr Evan Sharkey is chair and GP lead for Armagh and Dungannon ICP. He graduated from Queen’s University Belfast in 2002 and has been working as a GP since 2006, currently working as a GP partner in Coalisland. He also works in the local GP Out of Hours. Dr Sharkey is a member of the Southern Local Medical Committee, and is a Board member for the Armagh and Dungannon Federation of Family Practices.
Committee Representatives
| GP Lead | Dr Evan Sharkey |
| Pharmacist Lead | VACANT |
| Elected GP Representative | Dr Francis O’Hagan |
| Elected Pharmacist Representative | VACANT |
| Trust Representatives: | Dr Liam Polley (Medical Specialist) |
| Brian Beattie (Allied Health Professional) | |
| VACANT (Social Work) | |
| Martina Thompson (Nursing) | |
| NI Ambulance Service Representative | VACANT |
| Local Council Representatives | Jennie Dunlop (Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council) |
| Voluntary and Community Sector Representatives | Lorraine Griffin (COSTA) Hannah Williamson (NI Chest Heart and Stroke) |
| Service User and Carer Representatives | VACANT (Service User) VACANT (Carer) |
Craigavon and Banbridge
Chair: Lynne McCausland
Lynne McCausland is chairperson of Craigavon/Banbridge ICP. She qualified in 1986 from Queen’s University Belfast and her career has been mainly in community pharmacy – working for two local multiples and for a time in a local independent pharmacy. She has been manager of Gordons Chemists in Portadown for almost 20 years and has a particular interest in community outreach and health promotion.
She has been involved in several Building the Community Pharmacy Partnership projects run by Community Development and Health Network Newry, working with community outreach, focusing on family groups and supporting new residents from other countries. Lynne has been an ICP member since their inception and is passionate about integration in the health service.
Committee Representatives
| GP Lead | Dr Mary Donnelly |
| Pharmacist Lead | Lynne McCausland |
| Elected GP Representative | Dr Stuart MacDonald |
| Elected Pharmacist Representative | VACANT |
| Trust Representatives: | Dr Pat McCaffrey (Medical Specialist) |
| Brian Beattie (Social Work) | |
| Cathy McKeown (Allied Health Professional) | |
| Stephen Dunn (Nursing) | |
| NI Ambulance Service Representative | VACANT |
| Local Council Representatives | Jennie Dunlop (Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council) |
| Voluntary and Community Sector Representatives | Vicki Titterington (Linking Generations) Laura Wylie (Links Counselling) |
| Service User and Carer Representatives | VACANT (Carer) VACANT (Service user) |
Newry and Mourne
Chair: Dr Mary Donnelly
Committee Representatives
| GP Lead | Dr Mary Donnelly |
| Pharmacist Lead | Katie Reid |
| Elected GP Representative | Dr Arnie McDowell |
| Elected Pharmacist Representative | Seamus Strain |
| VACANT (Medical Specialist) | |
| Brian Beattie (Social Work) | |
| Mandy Gilmore (Allied Health Professional) | |
| Monica McAlister (Nursing) | |
| NI Ambulance Service Representative | VACANT |
| Local Council Representatives | Eoin Devlin (Newry, Mourne and Down Council) |
| Voluntary and Community Sector Representatives | Jacinta Linden (Bolster Community) Helen McNamee (CDHN) |
| Service User and Carer Representatives | Judith Poucher (Service User) Bernie Hogan (Carer) |
Business and clinical support for the above committees is provided by:
- Michele Bekmez – Business Manager
- Stephen Barry– Project Support Manager
- Sylvia Lally – Project Support Assistant
Contact:
Strategic Planning and Performance Group
Tower Hill
Armagh
BT61 9DR
Tel: 028 9536 2043
Email: integratedcarepartnerships@hscni.net