Appendix A. Appraisal Committee members and NICE project team.
A Appraisal Committee members
The Appraisal Committee is a standing advisory committee of the Institute. Its members are appointed for a 3-year term. A list of the Committee members who took part in the discussions for this appraisal appears below. The Appraisal Committee meets twice a month except in December, when there are no meetings. The Committee membership is split into two branches, with the chair, vice-chair and a number of other members attending meetings of both branches. Each branch considers its own list of technologies and ongoing topics are not moved between the branches.
Committee members are asked to declare any interests in the technology to be appraised. If it is considered there is a conflict of interest, the member is excluded from participating further in that appraisal.
The minutes of each Appraisal Committee meeting, which include the names of the members who attended and their declarations of interests, are posted on the NICE website.
Dr Jane Adam
Radiologist, St George's Hospital, London
Professor A E Ades
MRC Senior Scientist, MRC Health Services Research Collaboration, Department of Social Medicine, University
Dr Tom Aslan
General Practitioner, Stockwell, London
Professor David Barnett (Chair)
Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, University
Mrs Elizabeth Brain
Lay Member
Dr Karl Claxton
Health Economist, University
Dr Richard Cookson
Senior Lecturer in Health Economics, School of Medicine Health Policy and Practice, University
Mrs Fiona Duncan
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Anaesthetic Department, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Blackpool
Professor Christopher Eccleston
Director Pain Management Unit, University
Dr Paul Ewings
Statistician, Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust, Taunton
Professor Terry Feest
Professor of Clinical Nephrology, Southmead
Professor John Geddes
Professor of Epidemiological Psychiatry, University
Mr John Goulston
Director of Finance, Barts and the London NHS Trust
Ms Linda Hands
Consultant Surgeon, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
Dr Elizabeth Haxby
Lead Clinician in Clinical Risk Management, Royal Brompton Hospital, London
Dr Rowan Hillson
Consultant Physician, Diabeticare, The Hillingdon, Middlesex
Dr Catherine Jackson
Clinical Senior Lecturer in Primary Care Medicine, University
Professor Richard Lilford
Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University
Dr Simon Mitchell
Consultant Neonatal Paediatrician, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester
Ms Judith Paget
Chief Executive, Caerphilly Local Health Board, Wales
Dr Katherine Payne
Health Economist, The North West Genetics Knowledge Park, The University
Dr Ann Richardson
Independent Research Consultant
Professor Philip Routledge
Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Wales, Cardiff
Dr Stephen Saltissi
Consultant Cardiologist, Royal
Mr Mike Spencer
General Manager, Clinical Support Services, Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust
Dr Debbie Stephenson
Head of HTA Strategy, Eli Lilly and Company
Professor Andrew Stevens (Vice-Chair)
Professor of Public Health, University
Dr Cathryn Thomas
General Practitioner, and Associate Professor, Department of Primary Care and General Practice, University of Birmingham
Dr Norman Vetter
Reader, Department of Epidemiology, Statistics and Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Wales, Cardiff
Professor Mary Watkins
Professor of Nursing, University
Dr Paul Watson
Medical Director, Essex Strategic Health Authority
B NICE Project Team
Each appraisal of a technology is assigned to a Health Technology Analyst(s) and a Technology Appraisal Project Manager within the Institute. The project team for this appraisal was:
Elizabeth Seil
Technical Lead, NICE project team
Janet Robertson
Technical Adviser, NICE project team
Alana Miller
Project Manager, NICE project team