The Programme Oversight Committee is responsible for oversight and approval of commissioning briefs recommended for research by the prioritisation committees. The group is also responsible for ratifying and ranking proposals recommended by the programme’s funding committees for submission to the Department of Health and Social Care for final decision and approval.
Chair
Professor Andrew Farmer - Director of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme, NIHR
Members
- Professor Peter Brindle - General Practitioner; former Integrated Care Board Medical Director
- Professor Anthony De Soyza - Professor of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
- Professor Catherine Hewitt - Professor of Medical Statistics and Director York Trials Unit, University of York
- Professor Geraldine Macdonald - Professor of Social Work, University of Bristol
- Professor Rupert Pearse - Professor and Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, Queen Mary University of London and Barts NHS Trust
- Ms Gail Thornton - Public Contributor
- Professor Olivia Wu - Professor of Health Economics, University of Glasgow