The Cabinet Office also drew on external expertise where required. We heard that the Chief Commercial Officer happened to have a background in running engineering and product development companies that meant he was well placed to develop and initiate the programme. Additionally the Cabinet Office’s ‘technical design authority’, put in place to support decision making as part of the ventilator challenge, drew on the expertise of NHS clinicians, the Medical and Healthcare products Regulatory Ag...

The Cabinet Office also drew on external expertise where required. We heard that the Chief Commercial Officer happened to have a background in running engineering and product development companies that meant he was well placed to develop and initiate the programme. Additionally the Cabinet Office’s ‘technical design authority’, put in place to support decision making as part of the ventilator challenge, drew on the expertise of NHS clinicians, the Medical and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and PA consulting (acting as a programme manager) as well as other government departments; it also drew on data from device-testing experts.32 The C Type: conclusion | Number: 19 | Response status: not_addressed