Advice

Specialist commentators

Specialist commentators

Comments on this technology were invited from clinical experts working in the field and relevant patient organisations. The comments received are individual opinions and do not represent NICE's view.

The following clinicians contributed to this briefing:

  • Ann Marie Carroll, Pathology Point-of-Care Testing Manager, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust

  • Professor Jonathan Cooke, Visiting Professor in the Infectious Diseases and Immunity Section, Imperial College London (has received consultancy, educational and research grants from Alere Ltd.)

  • Dr Tha Han, Consultant in Public Health Medicine, Enfield Council

  • Michael Moore, Professor of Primary Care Research, University of Southampton (co-author on several publications using C-reactive protein for management of lower respiratory tract infection in primary care and was on the NICE guidelines development group for the pneumonia guideline)

  • Dr Simon Spooner, GP Partner, Linden Medical Centre (is working on the asthma – diagnosis and monitoring guideline and also on a primary care implementation feasibility project)