Honorary Fellowships and Presidential Merit Award

The BOA is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 Honorary Fellowship, which will be presented at BOA 2022 Congress.

Chris Moran

Professor Chris Moran is currently the National Strategic Incident Director for the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a senior leadership role in NHS-England, working within the National Health Service (NHS) and across government to direct and coordinate the national response to the pandemic and also the recovery of health services. He was a founding member and later chair of the National Hip Fracture Database and was National Clinical Director for Trauma, leading the National Trauma System in England for seven years from 2013-2020. During this time, he was involved in the leadership of the response to a number of major incidents and also developed the national peer review system for all Major Trauma Centres and Trauma Units. Professor Moran is a long-standing member and ex-chair of the BOA trauma group and co-authored many of the British Orthopaedic Association Standards for Trauma.

He is Honorary Professor of Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery at Nottingham University Hospital having trained in Cardiff and Newcastle with fellowships at the Mayo Clinic, USA and the University Hospital in Basel, Switzerland. He is still a practicing trauma surgeon, continues to do emergency on-call and has a special interest in surgery for polytrauma, complex articular fractures and the treatment of nonunion.

Professor Moran is international adviser on trauma to a number of governments. His research portfolio includes over 175 published scientific papers and abstracts with over 10,000 citations, mainly in the field of trauma. He continues in active research in this field. He is editor of a major textbook, the AO Principles of Fracture Surgery and has also authored multiple book chapters. Professor Moran is Honorary Colonel to 144 Medical Parachute Squadron, 16 Regiment and also Civilian Adviser on Orthopaedic Surgery to the Royal Air Force. He enjoys running and still runs to work!

Professor Moran was awarded OBE for services to trauma surgery in 2021. •

Judy Murray

Judith Murray (née Digby) was appointed as a consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon

at East Glamorgan Hospital, South Wales in 1985. As one of two consultants she updated the Trauma service, using experience gained from her AO training in Nottingham. The following year she ran the London Marathon, raising funds for new trauma equipment. Initially working as a general orthopaedic consultant, she subsequently specialised in knee and children’s orthopaedics as further consultants were appointed and the unit moved to Royal Glamorgan Hospital.

She has played an active role training junior colleagues on the Overseas Doctors Training Scheme, on AO courses and examination preparation courses. She was appointed as an Intercollegiate Specialty Board Examiner from 1997 until 2011, holding positions as chairman of the written paper committee, board member, EBOT examiner and examiners’ assessor. She has been an elected member of the BOA Council, appointed as a founder member of the RCS England Patient Liaison Group, the NJR Steering Committee and President of the Welsh Orthopaedic Association. Her contribution to training was recognised by being elected Welsh Trainer of the Year in 2015.

Since retiring part time in 2014 she finally retired in 2019. This enabled her to study BA Spanish and German part time at Cardiff University, and has been awarded MA in Translation Studies this year. •

Tim Briggs

Professor Tim Briggs qualified in 1982 obtaining Honours in surgery. He was appointed at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Trust (RNOHT) as a Consultant in 1992 specialising in Sarcoma and complex Hip/Knee. He was an ABC Travelling Fellow in 1998. Tim was Medical Director of RNOHT from 1989 – 2014, and instrumental in achieving a rebuild of the hospital after 30 years of uncertainty, highlighting the importance of elective sites. He was also Training Programme Director for the RNOHT programme from 2003 up until May 2022, which was one of his most enjoyable roles and a privilege.

He has received a Hunterian professorship from RCSEng (2006), been the Robert Jones Lecturer at BOA Congress (2008) and awarded Personal Chair in Orthopaedics by UCL (2009). Tim has served as a member of the SAC (2009-2015), examiner of FRCS(Orth) exam (2009- 2017), Past President of British Orthopaedic Oncology Society (2008) and the BOA (2013-2014), and a Council member of RCSEng (2014-2019).

Professor Briggs has chaired the GIRFT programme, which he started in 2012 by visiting every Trust in England, Wales, Scotland and NI to review Orthopaedic services. It is now a national NHS programme, focusing on quality Improvement, across 41 Specialties with 39 National Specialty reports published, to improve outcomes and reduce unwarranted variation.

Tim was Appointed National Director of Clinical Improvement for the NHS in 2017. He currently leads the National High Volume Low complexity surgical programme across six surgical specialties, standardising pathways, improving theatre efficiency and delivering the elective ‘Hub site’ model for delivering elective surgical care across ICB’s for elective recovery.

Tim was author of The Chavasse Report (2014) to improve the Quality of Care for Veterans and is Chair of The Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance to implement recommendations. Currently, there are 141 NHS Trusts, Veteran aware, and improving their care. In July 2022 he was appointed Honorary Colonel of 202 Field Hospital (Midlands), a unit of the Royal Army Medical Corps which Tim is very excited about.

Professor Briggs was made a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2018 New Year’s Honours List for services to the surgical profession.

He continues to publish, both papers and books/chapters, currently with a focus on population health and system improvement improving clinical outcomes. •

Presidential Merit Award

The BOA is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2022 Presidential Merit Award, which will be presented at BOA 2022 Congress.

Beth Tite

Beth Tite has been working in Trauma and Orthopaedics for 22 years. Her current role as the BOA Casting Course Leader and Exam Facilitator puts her at the forefront of education in T&O. Courses used to Train Orthopaedic Practitioners, Registrars and Emergency casting are the current courses on offer along with CPD support. Beth and her team are looking to expand this profile and introduce more modules for training in the skills required for the advanced techniques and treatments that are available.

Along with her teaching, she works as an Orthopaedic Practitioner, and also works for a charity, Motec Life UK, whom deliver training and education in the hospitals and communities in Ghana, West Africa. In Ghana, Beth specialises in the treatment of CTEV and trauma management. She also has a strong interest in the treatment of diabetic feet. •