Specialist commentators

Specialist commentators

The following clinicians contributed to this briefing:

  • Ms Zehra Arkir, consultant clinical scientist, Viapath, St Thomas' Hospital. Ms Arkir was a stakeholder on the analytical evaluation of similar assays evaluated in NICE diagnostics guidance on therapeutic monitoring of TNF-alpha inhibitors in Crohn's disease. She has conducted analytical evaluations of the RIDASCREEN tests which were provided free of charge by R-Biopharm.

  • Ms Mandy Robinson, advanced nurse practitioner/inflammatory bowel disease nurse, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust (no conflicts of interest declared).

  • Dr Ally Speight, consultant gastroenterologist, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust (no conflicts of interest declared).

  • Mr Nick Unsworth, senior clinical scientist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Mr Unsworth has previously done analytical evaluations of the RIDASCREEN tests, which were provided free of charge by R-Biopharm.