{"id":1076,"date":"2023-09-06T08:48:18","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T08:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/lunghealthcheck\/?page_id=1076"},"modified":"2025-02-25T10:00:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T10:00:43","slug":"programme-management-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/lunghealthcheck\/about-the-lung-health-check\/programme-management-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Programme Management Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"u-mt-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1025 alignleft u-mt-0\" src=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/richard_booton.png\" alt=\"Professor Richard Booton\" width=\"82\" height=\"82\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"tm-ml-105\"><strong>Professor Richard Booton<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consultant Respiratory Physician &amp; Lung Cancer Screening (LCS) Programme Director<\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"u-mt-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1027 alignleft u-mt-0\" src=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/haval_balata.png\" alt=\"Dr Haval Balata\" width=\"82\" height=\"82\" \/><\/p>\n<div><strong>Dr Haval Balata<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consultant Respiratory Physician &amp; 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Thoracic Surgery &amp; LCS Responsible Assessor<\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"u-mt-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1024 u-mt-0 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/zoe_merchant.png\" alt=\"Zoe Merchant\" width=\"82\" height=\"82\" \/><\/p>\n<div><strong>Zoe Merchant<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LCS Programme Manager<\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"u-mt-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1561 u-mt-0 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/phil_crosbie.png\" alt=\"Professor Phil Crosbie\" width=\"82\" height=\"82\" \/><\/p>\n<div><strong>Professor Phil Crosbie<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professor &amp; 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