The study steering group (independent representative, CI, PI, statistician, PPI representative and representatives of the sponsor) will meet bi-annually to monitor progress.
Creating an environment conducive to change is achieved via stakeholder support and involvement, which is an ongoing component of the program, achieved through twice yearly meetings of the practitioner and veteran reference groups, quarterly meetings with the national representative steering committee and regular attendance at health professional meetings.
As no questionnaires existed which addressed patients' attitudes to health education in hospitals a semi-structured interview was developed, based on face validity, by the researcher and steering group (patient representatives, hospital management, nursing, clinician and academic representatives).
The four-person steering committee includes representatives from Mrs. Merkel's office and from the Finance and Justice ministries.
The key point about this study is that it has official backing: on its steering group are representatives of all the main Government conservation bodies and it is enthusiastically supported by Natural England, Natural Resources Wales, and the Forestry Commission, as well as other wildlife charities.
These criteria were in effect while the ICAO's wake vortex steering group, with representatives from the JAA, Eurocontrol, the FAA, and Airbus, refined its 3-year study of the issue with additional flight testing.
The research team was supported by a multi-disciplinary project steering group including representatives from the local Airways Managed Clinical Network.
The starting point of the development of the interprofessional module was the setup of an interprofessional steering team with representatives from the participating education programs.
The project steering committee included representatives of the Dutch Association for Neuromuscular Diseases and the Netherlands patients' association for metabolic disorders VKS [Volwassenen en kinderen met stofwisselingsziekten].
The study organisation consists of a steering committee with representatives of the sponsors and the two other parties in the organisation (the research group and the operative group in the targeted urban district).
