Prioritisation Strategy Group (PSG)
Research priorities decided by the expert advisory panels are finally agreed by the Prioritisation Strategy Group. The group is also responsible for making ultimate funding decisions based on the recommendations it receives from the Commissioning Boards.
View the public minutes from May 2010 meeting
Membership 2010
Chair
Professor Tom Walley*, Director, HTA programme & Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Liverpool
Deputy Chair
Professor Jon Nicholl , Director of Medical Care Research Unit, University of Sheffield
Representatives from NETSCC, HTA
Dr Bob Coates, Consultant advisor, NETSCC, HTA
Dr Andrew Cook, Consultant advisor, NETSCC, HTA
Dr Vaughan Thomas, Consultant advisor, NETSCC, HTA
Dr Peter Davidson, Director of Science Support, NETSCC, HTA
Dr Nick Hicks, Director of NHS Support, NETSCC, HTA
Dr Ruairidh Milne, Director of Strategy and Development, NETSCC, HTA
Ms Pamela Young, Senior Programme Manager
Miss Jennie Brindley, Programme Manager
Ms Gill Wheedon
Members
Professor Imti Choonara, Professor in Child Health, Academic Division of Child Health, University of Nottingham
Professor Paul Glasziou, Professor of Evidence-Based medicine, University of Oxford
Dr Edmund Jessop, Medical Advisor,National Specialist Commissioning Advisory Group (NSCAG), Department of Health
Professor Jonathan Michaels, Consultant Surgeon/Professor of Vascular Surgery Sheffield Vascular Institute, University of Sheffield
Professor Kay Pattison, Section head NHS R&D Programme, Department of Health
Dr John Pounsford, Consultant Physician, Directorate of Medical Services, North Bristol NHS Trust
Professor Norman Waugh, Professor of Public Health, University of Aberdeen
Professor Scott Weich, Professor of Psychiatry, Health Sciences Research Institute, University of Warwick
*Deputy Chair: Professor Jon Nicholl (up until March 2010 then there will be two deputies - Hywell Williams and Sallie Lamb)
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