HC Deb 13 November 1997 vol 300 c635W
Mr. Dismore

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what are the names, qualifications and experience of the members of the panel reviewing war pensions for noise-induced hearing loss. [13115]

Mr. Denham

The Chairman and members of the review team are:

Chairman:

  • Sir Kenneth Calman KCB, MD, FRCS, FRSE
  • Chief Medical Officer

Members:

  • Professor Adrian Davis BSc, MSc, PhD
  • Head of Epidemiology, Public Health and Clinical Section
  • Medical Research Council, Institute of Hearing Research
  • Nottingham.
  • Professor Linda Luxon BSc, FRCP
  • Professor of Audiological Medicine
  • University College London Medical School.
  • Professor Mark Lutman BSc, MSc, PhD
  • Professor of Audiology
  • Institute of Sound and Vibration Research
  • University of Southampton.
  • Dr. Guy Lightfoot BSc, MSc, PhD
  • Senior Audiological Scientist
  • Department of Clinical Engineering
  • Royal Liverpool Hospital.

Member and Secretary:

  • Dr. Elizabeth Braidwood BSc, MBChB, MRCP(UK), MRCGP
  • War Pensions Medical Policy Adviser.

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