James Haeney

December 2022 - Present

James Haeney is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS trust with a special interest in adult and children's hand surgery.  

He is s former BAPRAS council member and currently represents BAPRAS on BSSH Council.

James is also Clinical director for the Humber Dermatology and Plastic Surgery services and Training Programme Director for the Yorks & Humber region.

Hiroshi Nishikawa

January 2024 - Present

Hiroshi Nishikawa was born in Japan and was educated from an early age in England. He studied medicine at Cambridge University and Kings College Hospital London. He carried out microsurgical transplantation research on the effects of antioxidants and free radicals on warm ischaemia for his MD thesis. He underwent plastic reconstructive, craniofacial and cosmetic surgery training in the UK, Australia, Japan and Taiwan.

He has been a consultant plastic reconstructive and Craniofacial Surgeon since 1996. He was appointed first in Leeds and then to the Birmingham Children’s Hospital. He was the clinical lead of the Birmingham craniofacial unit from 2010 to 2015 and was on the Intercollegiate exam board for plastic surgery. He has lectured widely on his specialist interests and has worked with the charity Facing Africa in Ethiopia for the treatment of Noma patients with severe facial deformity. He retired from the NHS in 2020.   He is presently a director of the Westbourne Centre and now deals primarily with cosmetic patients and patients with facial deformity.

Mark Henley

January 2021-December 2023

Mark Henley was the Founding Chairman of PRASIS and having completed his term as President of BAPRAS has been appointed as an advisor to the Clinical Board, bringing his invaluable experience, knowledge and insights of the previous and current worlds of medical indemnity.

Mark is senior Consultant Plastic Reconstructive and Cleft Surgeon to the Nottingham University Hospitals and the Trent Regional Cleft Surgery Service. He is committed to developing training and educational standards in all aspects of Plastic Surgery developing national fellowships in reconstructive cosmetic surgery plus unprecedented collaborations between mainstream surgical specialties.

Mark is the first elected President of the Confederation of British Surgery, an official trade union seeking to work in partnership with all stakeholders in surgery to improve the working lives of surgeons and anaesthetists and ultimately benefit patients.

Nicky Collins

Expert legal advisor , March 2016 - Present

Nicky Collins is a solicitor and works for Harper James Solicitors as their Client Services Manager. Nicky has practiced as a corporate and commercial lawyer for over 25 years in Manchester and has a particular interest in advising clients in the healthcare sector.

Nicky was Chair of PRASIS from January 2019 to February 2021.

Rob Winterton

December 2022 - Present

Rob Winterton is a Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgeon working in Manchester, with a subspeciality interest in Paediatric Hand Surgery.

He has previously served as Speciality Lead for Plastic Surgery at the Manchester University Foundation Trust, and as Chair of the North West Regional Plastic Surgery Training Committee. He was an elected Council Member for BAPRAS Council, 2017 - 2020.

He has been a member of the SAC for Plastic Surgery since 2014 and is currently Curriculum Lead for Plastic Surgery and Speciality Lead for the eLogbook web resource. 

His private practice includes breast surgery, body contouring and facial rejuvenation, with a particular interest in surgery after massive weight loss.

He is a full member of BAPRAS, BAAPS and BSSH.

Ruth Waters

March  2019 – Present

Ruth Waters is a consultant plastic surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. She specialises in breast reconstruction and in particular in microsurgical techniques and perforator flaps. She also has an interest in the surgical management of lymphoedema including vascularised lymph node transfer.

Ruth was President of BAPRAS 2021/2022 and serves on the West Midlands regional training committee.

Helen Roberts

PRASIS Board Secretary, (March 2016 - Present)

Helen has been PRASIS Board secretary since 2015 as part of her role as Head of Secretariat for BAPRAS until retirement in June 2020.

The PRASIS Board are delighted that Helen continues to work for PRASIS as Secretary, as her wisdom, knowledge and understanding of Plastic Surgery and Plastic Surgeons are a great asset to PRASIS in dealing with individual members and effective liaison with BAPRAS and other organisations relevant to plastic surgery practice and education.