Committee Members: Professor Keith Abrams, Professor of Medical Statistics, University of Leicester; Dr Jeff Aronson, Reader in Clinical Pharmacology, University of Oxford; Dr Darren Ashcroft, Senior Clinical Lecturer, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Manchester; Professor David Barnett (Chair) Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Leicester; Dr Peter Barry, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care, Leicester Royal Infirmary; Professor Stirling Bryan, Director of the Health Economics Facility, University of Birmingham; Professor John Cairns, Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Dr Mark Charkravarty, Head of Government Affairs and NHS Policy, Procter and Gamble Pharmaceuticals (UK) Ltd; Professor Jack Dowie, Health Economist, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Lynn Field, Nurse Director, Pan Birmingham Cancer Network; Professor Christopher Fowler, Professor of Surgical Education, University of London; Dr Fergus Gleeson, Consultant Radiologist, Churchill Hospital; Ms Sally Gooch, Former Director of Nursing and Workforce Development, Mid Essex Hospitals Services NHS Trust; Mrs Barbara Greggains, Lay member; Mr Sanjay Gupta, Former Stroke Services Manager, Basildon and Thurrock Universities Hospitals NHS Trust; Dr Mike Laker, Medical Director, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust; Mr Terence Lewis, Mental Health Consultant, National Institute for Mental Health in England; Professor Gary McVeigh, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Queens University, Belfast; Dr Ruairidh Milne, Senior Lecturer in Health Technology Assessment, National Coordinating Centre for Health Technology; Dr Neil Milner, General Medical Practitioner, Tramways Medical Centre, Sheffield; Dr Rubin Minhas, General Practitioner, CHD Clinical Lead, Medway PCT; Dr John Pounsford, Consultant Physician, North Bristol NHS Trust; Dr Rosalind Ramsay, Consultant Psychiatrist, Adult Mental Health Services, Maudsley Hospital; Dr Christa Roberts, UK Country Manager, Abbott Vascular; Dr Stephen Saltissi, Consultant Cardiologist, Royal Liverpool University Hospital; Dr Lindsay Smith, General Practitioner, East Somerset Research Consortium; Mr Roderick Smith, Director of Finance, West Kent Primary Care Trust; Mr Cliff Snelling, Lay member; Dr Ken Stein, Senior Lecturer, Peninsula Technology Assessment Group (PenTAG), University of Exeter; Professor Andrew Stevens, Professor of Public Health, University of Birmingham; Dr Rod Taylor, Associate Professor in Health Services Research, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth