1. National Collaborating Centre for Acute Care Jacqueline Dutchak, Director 5 December 2001

2. Partners of the NCC-AC Royal College of Surgeons of England Royal College of Anaesthetists Royal College of Ophthalmologists Faculty of Dental Surgery

3. Links with: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Clinical Effectiveness Unit

4. NCC-AC Management Board Members: Professor Peter Bell (RCS) Mr Graham Smith (RCOA) Professor Nick Black (LSHTM) Mrs Shane Ridley (RCS Patient Liaison Group) Mr John Sparrow (RCO) Dr M. Jeremy Shaw (FDS) Observers: Dr Jan van der Meulen (CEU) Ms Jacqueline Dutchak (Director, NCC-AC) Professor Peter Littlejohns (NICE) Mr Stephen Goulder (RCS management)

5. Staff Director: Jacqueline Dutchak (1.0 wte) Health economist: David Wonderling (0.5 wte) Systematic reviewers/project leaders: John Browne (0.5 wte) Nirree Phillips (0.6 wte) Julia Langham (0.6 wte) Statistician: Jan van der Meulen (0.3 wte) PA: Saadia John (1.0 wte) Information Scientist: Carlos Sharpin (0.5 wte)

6. Current guidelines Pre-operative testing Head injury Lung cancer diagnosis and treatment

7. How we work….. Lead systematic reviewer (project manager) Systematic reviewer Information scientist Health economist National Guidelines Support and Research Group Staff support and input (e.g., Director, PA, Statistician) Guideline Development Group National Guidelines and Audit Patient Involvement Unit

8. Next up for the NCC-AC Guideline Developers Workshop Expansion of Centre Additional guidelines and audit