The Committee's remit is to evaluate whether mercury sphygmomanometers should continue to be used or removed from the clinical environment; and to consider the alternatives to mercury devices and the evidence regarding their accuracy.
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- Professor Andrew Shennan (Chairman) (Clinical Lead of the Maternal and Foetal Research Unit, St Thomas's Hospital)
- Ms Michele Beevers (Vice Chair, Nurses' Hypertension Association)
- Professor Phil Chowienczyk (Professor of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, St. Thomas's Hospital)
- Dr Andrew Coleman (Consultant Physicist, St Thomas's Hospital)
- Dr T Clutton-Brock (Senior Lecturer in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care, Birmingham, and Senior Medical Officer, MHRA)
- Professor Michael de Swiet (Professor of Obstetric Medicine, University College Hospital)
- Dr Steven Dean (Clinical Director of Intensive Care, St James's University Hospital)
- Dr Bryan Gill (Consultant Neonatologist and Clinical Director, Peter Congdon Neonatal Unit, Leeds General Infirmary)
- Dr Peter McCartney (General Practitioner, Bristol)
- Professor John Potter (Professor of Medicine for the Elderly, Glenfield Hospital)
- Ms Judith Reilly (Health and Safety Executive)
- Dr Michael Roberts (Chemicals and GM Policy Division, DEFRA)
- Professor Bryan Williams (Professor of Medicine with an interest in Blood Pressure, Leicester Royal Infirmary)
- Dr Susanne Ludgate (Secretariat) (MHRA)
Latest documents for the Committee on Blood Pressure Monitoring in Clinical Practice
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13 Dec 2005 | Report of Independent Advisory Group on Blood Pressure Monitoring in Clinical Practice
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10 Mar 2004 | Committee on Blood Pressure Monitoring in Clinical Practice Meeting - 10 March 2004
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02 Feb 2004 | Committee on Blood Pressure Monitoring in Clinical Practice Meeting - 2 February 2004
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04 Nov 2003 | Committee on Blood Pressure Monitoring in Clinical PracticeMeeting - 4 November 2003
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