Group Purpose

To provide strategic guidance and direction for the review, by.

1. Informing the review process by suggesting key questions, priorities and the focus, scope and overall aims of the review
2. Advising on the review process methodology.
3. Receiving and commenting on interim reports
4. Considering, commenting on and approving the final review report.

Membership

• Paul Martin- Chief Nursing Officer for Scotland, Scottish Executive Health Dept. (Chair)
• Anne Armstrong, Divisional Director of Nursing- Primary Care, NHS Lanarkshire - Chair of the Expert Reference group
• Simon Bradstreet, Network Director, Scottish Recovery Network
• Dr Denise Coia, Chair Royal College of Psychiatrists/ Dr Peter Rice, Consultant in Alcohol Problems, NHS Tayside. - Representatives from Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Professor Sue Cowan, University of Abertay
• Susan Donnelly, Care Commission
• Sharon Duncan, Mental Health Nurses Association
• Geoff Earl, Royal College of Nursing
• Houston Fleming - Service User and Carer Reference group
• Susanne Forrest, Project Officer, Scottish Executive Health Dept
• Steven Hodgson, ADSW representative
• Jamie Malcolm, Nurse Commissioner, Mental Welfare Commission
• Shaun McNeil -Service User and Carer Reference Group
• Eileen Moir, Director of Nursing NHS Borders
• Victoria Murray- Service User and Carer Reference Group
• Shona Neil, Chief Executive, Scottish Association for Mental Health
• Dr Ian Pullen, Principle Medical Officer, Scottish Executive Health Department
• Karen Robertson, Chair of the Practitioner Reference Group
• Salma Siddiqui, Lecturer, Napier University, Edinburgh
• Robert Samuel, Nursing Officer, Scottish Executive Health Dept.
• Joe Nichols, Nuring and Midwifery Council
• Irene Souter, Director of Nursing NHS Fife - Representative from the Directors of Nursing Group
• Carol Watson, Associate Director of Nursing, Midwifery and AHPs, NHS Education for Scotland
• Carol Gortman, National Schizophrenia Fellowship