The Guideline Development Group was composed of relevant healthcare professionals, patient representatives and NICE technical staff.
The members of the Guideline Development Group are listed below.
Stephen Brett (Chair) – Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine
Bipin Bhakta – Consultant Physician and Clinical Director of Specialist Rehabilitation Services
Nichola Chater – Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine and Honorary Clinical Tutor
Brian Cuthbertson – Professor of Critical Care Jane Eddleston – Consultant in Intensive Care Melanie Gager – Sister, Critical Care Follow Up Peter Gibb – Patient/carer member
Karen Hoffman – Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist - Neurosciences Christina Jones – Nurse Consultant in Critical Care Follow Up
Amanda Lurie – Consultant Clinical Psychologist David McWilliams – Senior Specialist Physiotherapist Dawn Roe – Patient/carer member
Amanda Thomas – Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist Carl Waldmann – Consultant in Intensive Care
Barry Williams – Patient/carer member
The following person was not a full member of the Guideline Development Group but was co-opted onto the group as an expert adviser:
Nicholas Hart – Consultant Physician and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
5.1.1 The Short Clinical Guidelines Technical Team The Short Clinical Guidelines Technical Team was responsible for this guideline throughout its development. It was responsible for preparing information for the Guideline Development Group, for drafting the guideline
and for responding to consultation comments. The following people, who are employees of NICE, made up the technical team working on this guideline.
Lynda Ayiku – Information Specialist Emma Banks – Coordinator
Kathryn Chamberlain – Project Manager Nicole Elliott – Commissioning Manager Ruth McAllister – Health Economist
Dr Tim Stokes – Guideline Lead and Associate Director Toni Tan – Technical Analyst
5.1.2 Guideline Review Panel
Professor Mike Drummond – Chair Director, Centre for Health Economics, University of York
Dr Graham Archard – General Practitioner, Dorset
Ms Catherine Arkley – Lay memberMs Karen Cowley – Practice Development Nurse, York
Dr David Gillen – Medical Director, Wyeth Pharmaceutical
5.1.3 List of stakeholders Arrhythmia Alliance
Association for Chartered Physiotherapists in Respiratory Care Association of Catholic Nurses of England and Wales
Association of the British Pharmaceuticals Industry (ABPI) Arjo Huntleigh
Atrial Fibrillation Association
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Barts and The London NHS Foundation Trust Bedfordshire PCT
Birmingham & the Black Country Critical Care Network Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd
Bournemouth and Poole PCT
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy British Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation
British Association of Critical Care Nurses British Cardiovascular Society
British Dietetic Society British Geriatrics Society British Heart Foundation
British National Formulary (BNF) British Orthopaedic Association British Pain Society
British Psychological Society
British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine
British Thoracic Society BUPA
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust CASPE Research
Central Manchester and Manchester Children’s University Hospital Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
Chelsea & Westminster Acute Trust Cheshire PCT
City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Trust College of Occupational Therapists Coloplast Ltd
Commission for Social Care Inspection Connecting for Health
Critical Care Network, Northern Ireland (CCaNNI) Coventry and Warwickshire Cardiac Network
Department for Communities and Local Government Department of Health
Department of Health, Social Security and Public Safety of Northern Ireland Derbyshire Mental Health Services NHS Trust
East & North & West Hertfordshire PCTs East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust
Faculty of Occupational Medicine GlaxoSmithKline UK
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust Health Commission Wales
Healthcare Commission
Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Trust Herts & Beds Critical Care Network Hill-Rom
ICUsteps
Institute of Biomedical Science Intensive Care Aftercare Network
Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre (ICNARC) Intensive Care Society
Intercollegiate Board for Training in Intensive Care Medicine Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust
Kirklees PCT
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Acute Trust Leeds PCT
Long-term Conditions Alliance
Luton & Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Medway NHS Trust
Mid Trent Critical Care Network Milton Keynes PCT
MRSA Action UK
National Outreach Forum (NOrF) National Patient Safety Agency
National Public Health Service - Wales National Spinal Injuries Centre
National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse NCCHTA
NHS Clinical Knowledge Summaries Service (SCHIN) NHS Plus
NHS Purchasing & Supply Agency NHS Quality Improvement Scotland NHS Sheffield
Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Critical Care Network North Bristol NHS Trust
North East & Cumbria Critical Care Network North Trent Critical Care Network
North West London Critical Care Network North Yorkshire and York PCT
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Nutricia Clinical Care
Oklahoma State University
Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust Paediatric Intensive Care Society Patient Liaison Group
Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust PERIGON Healthcare Ltd
Pernicious Anaemia Society Plymouth PCT
Plymouth Teaching PCT Renal Association
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust Royal College of General Practitioners Royal College of Nursing
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Royal College of Pathologists
Royal College of Physicians of London Royal College of Psychiatrists
Royal College of Radiologists
Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen NHS Trust
Royal Society of Medicine SACAR
Sandwell PCT
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) Sheffield PCT
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
Society of British Neurological Surgeons South East Wales Critical Care Network
South Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust
South West London Cardiac & Stroke Network Southport & Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust Surrey Wide Critical Care Network
Sussex Critical Care Network
Tees Valley & South Durham Critical Care Network UKCPA – Infection Management Group
United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association
University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Walsall Hospital NHS Trust
Walton Centre for Neurology & Neurosurgery Welsh Assembly Government
Welsh Scientific Advisory Committee (WSAC) Western Health and Social Care Trust
York NHS Foundation Trust