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Guideline development and literature review expertise, support and facilitation were provided by the SIGN
Executive. All members of the SIGN Executive make yearly declarations of interest and further details of these
are available on request.
Mrs Lesley Forsyth Events Coordinator
Mrs karen Graham Patient Involvement Officer
Mr Campbell Reynolds Distribution and Office Coordinator
Mr Stuart Neville Publications Designer
Ms Gaynor Rattray Guideline Coordinator
14.3 ACKNoWlEDGEMENTS
SIGN is grateful to the following former members of the guideline development group and others who have
contributed to the development of the guideline.
Ms Shona Forsyth Neuropaediatric Outreach Nurse, Southern General Hospital,
Glasgow
Dr Nitin Gambhir General Practitioner, Glasgow
Ms Sheena Glen Neurorehabilitation Services Occupational Therapy Lead Clinician,
Scottish Brain Injury Service, Astley Ainslie Hospital, Edinburgh
Professor Tom McMillan Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Glasgow
Dr Sharon Mulhern Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Ayrshire Central Hospital
Ms Claire O’Brien Specialist Nurse, Community Treatment Centre of Brain Injury,
Glasgow
Mr kevin Williams Lay representative, Isle of Lewis
14.4 CoNSulTATIoN AND PEER REVIEW
14.4.1 NATIONAL OPEN MEETING
A national open meeting is the main consultative phase of SIGN guideline development, at which the guideline
development group presents its draft recommendations for the first time. The national open meeting for this
guideline was held on 5 December 2011 and was attended by 137 representatives of all the key specialties
relevant to the guideline. The draft guideline was also available on the SIGN website for a limited period at
this stage to allow those unable to attend the meeting to contribute to the development of the guideline.
14.4.2 SPECIALIST REVIEW
This guideline was also reviewed in draft form by the following independent expert referees, who were
asked to comment primarily on the comprehensiveness and accuracy of interpretation of the evidence base
supporting the recommendations in the guideline. The guideline group addresses every comment made by
an external reviewer, and must justify any disagreement with the reviewers’ comments. All expert referees
made declarations of interest and further details of these are available on request from the SIGN Executive.
SIGN is very grateful to all of these experts for their contribution to the guideline.
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Ms Sharon Beck Occupational Therapist, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness
Dr Nicola Brain Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine, Royal Derby Hospital
Dr john Burn Consultant in Rehabilitation and Brain Injury, Poole Hospital, Poole
Dr Sheena Caldwell Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine, Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast
Ms Michelle Coulson Patient Representative, Aberdeen
Dr Breda Cullen Clinical Neuropsychologist, Physically Disabled Rehabilitation Unit,
Southern General Hospital, Glasgow
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