A topic-specific advisory group was established to review and advise on the content of the commissioning guide. This group met once, with additional interaction taking place via email.

Fiona Bevan
Senior Pharmacist, Central and Eastern Cheshire PCT

Michael Brookes
Head of Commissioning, Stoke on Trent PCTs Commissioning Team

Dr Rob Colebrook
Clinical Services Director, Norfolk PCT

Ian Golton
Director of Innovation and Knowledge, NHS Heart Improvement Programme

Dr Rosie Health
General Medical Practitioner - Executive Committee Member (CHD Lead), Plymouth Teaching PCT

Professor Lalit Kalra
Professor, Department of Stroke Medicine, Kings College Hospital, London

Professor Gregory Y H Lip
Consultant Cardiologist and Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham

Wayne Martin
Assistant Director of Commissioning, Bradford PCT

Liz Matthews
Manchester PCT

Alan Nobbs
Cardiac Network Manager, North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire Cardiac Network

Dr Denise O'Shaugnessy
Senior Medical Advisor - Blood Policy, Department of Health

Dr Peter Rose
Consultant Haematologist, Department of Haematology, Warwick Hospital

Dr Ajit Shah
General Medical Practitioner with Special Interest in Cardiology, Brent Teaching PCT, Primary Care Medical Centre

Professor David Fitzmaurice
Professor of Primary Care, Birmingham University

North of England Cardiac Network Directors Group