Prostate news article, August 2007
JOIN THE GUIDELINE DEVELOPMENT GROUP FOR THE CARE OF PEOPLE WITH BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA (ENLARGEMENT OF THE PROSTATE GLAND)' Request for people to sit on the group developing a clinical guideline for BPH Published by: The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence |
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The Patient and Public Involvement Programme and the National Collaborating Centre for Acute Care are looking for applications from patients and/or carers to sit on the group developing a clinical guideline for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH). The guideline will look at the management of BPH (prostate enlargement) in men.
Patient/carer members of this group will play a key role in making sure that patients’ views, experiences and interests (and those of their carers) inform the guideline’s development and its recommendations to the NHS.
All members of Guideline Development Groups have equal status, which reflects the relevance and importance of their different expertise and experience. They include health professionals and researchers as well as patient and carer members. All Group members need to attend regular meetings and undertake background reading.
We would welcome an application from you if you have:
* experience or knowledge of Benign Prostatic
Hyperplasia, for example, as someone
- who has
BPH themselves or
- who is
the relative or carer of someone who has had BPH or
- who is
a policy officer from a relevant patient organisation
* an understanding of, and a willingness to reflect,
the experiences and needs of a wider network
of relevant patients (perhaps as
a member of a support group or patient organisation)
* time to commit to the work of the group: attending
meetings, background reading, commenting
on draft products etc.
* good communication and team working skills
Health professionals will be well represented on the group so we are looking for someone without a health professional background.
Patient members of Guideline Development Groups are paid an attendance fee and travel expenses are also reimbursed. The Patient and Public Involvement Programme will provide patient/carer members with dedicated and ongoing support throughout their time on the Group.
For further information about what the role involves and other relevant information please use the links below:
* Benign
Prostatic Hyperplasia clinical guideline – patient/carer
members “job description” (Form A)
* Benign
Prostatic Hyperplasia Clinical Guideline – application form & personal
statement (Form B)
* Information
sheet on Declaration of Interests and Declaration of Interests Form
If you would like to discuss this further, please contact Barbara Meredith,
Project Manager Patient and Public Involvement Programme, NICE, Patient
and Public Involvement Programme, MidCity Place, London, WC1V 6NA.
barbara.meredith@nice.org.uk
Decisions about whom to recruit to the Guideline Development Group will rest with the National Collaborating Centre for Acute Care. Please note that submitting an application does not automatically guarantee a place on the Group.
To apply
The application form is downloadable by using the link above; if you
would like to receive hard copies of the information, please contact
Barbara Meredith as above. Please return form B (either in
hard copy or in electronic format) to Barbara Meredith as above.
Please return your completed forms by the end of 17 September 2007 to NICE as above and NOT to Prostate Reseach Campaign UK.