7 The Expert Panel consisted of a range of experts external to the National Audit Office, plus one Director from an NAO department specialising in Health. The panel was invited to comment on issue identification and the structure and draft of the report, thereby providing assurance of quality. External members of the Expert Panel were:
■ Sylvia Wyatt, Project Manager, NHS Confederation
■ Dr K Arswani, Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners
■ Claire Jones, Assistant Head of NHS Service Development, National Pharmaceutical Association
■ John Morris, Dental Practitioner
■ Matthew Symes, Matthew Symes Project Management Ltd
■ Rob Hann, Director, Legal and Joint Services, 4Ps
■ Steve Spoerry, Project Director, Tees Valley and South Durham NHS LIFT
■ Mairi Johnson, Enabling Advisor, Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment
■ Colin McLeod, Chief Executive, Middlesbrough Primary Care Trust