Nikhil Premchand
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…in infectious diseases in the Northern Deanery. He became a consultant in 2010 and worked at the RVI before moving to Northumbria in 2012 to develop the Clinical Infection service. Nikhil works across the acute medical team and the clinical infection service in addition to being the trust clinical lead for IT (CCIO).
His clinical interests include bone and joint infection, antimicrobial stewardship and the application of technology to healthcare with the aim of improving patient care and staff experience.
Nikhil is the clinical lead for the North Cumbria viral hepatitis service and delivers intermittent clinics in Carlisle.
Additionally, Nikhil is an Associate Dean for Health Education England North East and chairs the Faculty of Digital Health. He is also the current trust Local Negotiating Committee (LNC) Chair.