The creation of the hoods, from initial design to final production, has involved a large team of people working in a variety of areas, to ensure the hoods are the most efficient and most protective they can be.
For the CPR Hoods
Inventor: Professor Peter Stonebridge, (Medical Director, NHS Tayside)
Innovation support: Robert Rea and SHIL (Scottish Healthcare Innovation Ltd)
Clinical design and oversight: Rodney Mountain, (ENT surgeon, NHS Tayside)
Health and Safety leadership: Kenneth Fleming, (NHS Tayside)
Engineering design and manufacture: Ruwan Fernando, (Keela, Glenrothes)
Product prototyping: Laura McLean, Laura Reid and Stephanie Whelan, (Keela, Glenrothes)
Research: Graeme McLeod, Paul Wasik, Matthew Casey, Barry McGuire (University of Dundee and NHS Tayside)
NHS Engineering: Jean Ngoie and Philip McLaren, (NHS Tayside Clinical Engineering)
Particle testing: Institute for Occupational Medicine (Edinburgh)
CPR Training: Lawson Barclay and Emma Nisbet (NHS Tayside)
Marketing and sales: Samantha Fernando and April Hazell (Keela, Glenrothes)
Special thanks to Margaret Kennedy and her NHS Tayside Health and Safety team who helped with particle testing and idea generation.
Similar thanks to Ashley McGregor and the Forfar Academy GP practice for ideas related to clinical use in General Practice and by Community nurses
For the EEG Hoods
Inventor: Ian Morrison (Consultant Neurologist, NHS Tayside)
Clinical design and oversight: Rodney Mountain, (ENT surgeon, NHS Tayside)
Engineering design and manufacture: Ruwan Fernando, (Keela, Glenrothes)
Product prototyping: Laura Reid and Stephanie Whelan, (Keela, Glenrothes)