Kevin Gournay (group leader), professor of psychiatric nursing, Health Services Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry
William Bingley, professor of mental health, law and ethics, Faculty of Health, University of Central Lancashire
Tony Bleetman, consultant in accident and emergency medicine, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
Frank Corr, executive director, Kneesworth House Hospital
Jane Cronin-Davis, senior lecturer in occupational therapy, Faculty of Health, Leeds Metropolitan University
Donna-Maria Fraher, Southern Derbyshire user voice
Edwin Gwenzi, research fellow, Health Services Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry
Phil Hardy, chairman for the Institute of Conflict Management (previously Andrew McKenzie-James)
Susan Johnston, senior lecturer/consultant, Rampton Hospital, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Sophie Jones, National Voices Forum
Stephen Pereira, consultant psychiatrist, Pathways, National Association of Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (NAPICU), Goodmayes Hospital
Peter Pratt, chief pharmacist, Community Health Sheffield NHS Trust and Doncaster and South Humberside NHS Trust
Aki Tsuchiya, health economist, School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), University of Sheffield
Rick Tucker, professional adviser for mental health and learning disabilities nursing
National Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Supportive Care
Staff at the NCC-NSC who contributed to this guideline were:
Jackie Chandler, research assistant
Gill Harvey, director
Jo Hunter (previously Robin Snowball), information specialist
Elizabeth McInnes, senior R&D fellow
Louise Nelstrop, R&D fellow
Edward Weir, centre manager
The NCC-NSC would also like to thank the following people who contributed to the guideline
Paul Hewitson, project manager until August 2002
Maureen McGeorge and Rob Chaplin of the Healthcare Commission audit team based at the Royal College of Psychiatrists who contributed the audit criteria for this guideline
Alison Chisholm and Jacoby Patterson, who assisted with systematic reviewing
Phil Alderson from the UK Cochrane Centre and Maggie Westby from the RCNI for methodological advice and assistance
Paul Yerrell who facilitated the consensus meetings to finalise the guideline recommendations
Pauline Abbot-Butler and Joan Field-Thorn from Footprints UK and Black Orchid, who facilitated the focus groups with Black service users in London and Bristol
Jane Cowl from the Patient Involvement Unit (PIU) for assisting with the focus groups and focus group analysis
The service users who took part in the focus groups
The health care professionals who participated in an additional focus group
Yana Richens who advised on the methodology for the focus groups
All the experts and observers who attended GDG meetings
The Resuscitation Council UK for advice about defibrillation
Geoff Rushton for advice about anaesthesia definitions
Dave Branford for reworking the introduction to rapid tranquillisation.
