Talking to brain tumour patients and their families informs everything that we do at Brain Tumour Research. We know that no one is better placed to throw light on the impact of this devastating disease.
So, we’re pleased to be able to support the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as it looks to recruit two new lay members to join its board. These roles will bring a unique perspective of being a patient, using health services, or fulfilling an unpaid caring role to the selection and routing of the most pressing health challenges.
NICE produces guidance on the most effective ways to prevent, diagnose and treat disease and ill health, and provide social care support. To help do this, in 2024 it set up the NICE Prioritisation Board to decide which topics to select for guidance development.
It is now looking to expand the board with the addition of two lay members, to harness the valuable knowledge of those with lived experience, and to tap into the issues that are important to patients, their families and unpaid carers. It presents a unique opportunity to have your voice – and that of the brain tumour community – heard.
As part of the role, Prioritisation Board Lay Members will be required to attend an online meeting that happens every two weeks, lasting for up to two hours, for which they will receive £150, and will be required to spend time reviewing the meeting papers in advance.
You can find out more about the role and apply online here, via the link 'Prioritisation Board Lay Member'. The closing date is Monday 24th February, and interviews will take place on Friday 7th March. The first meeting will take place Wednesday 9th April at 2pm.
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Published Wednesday 5th February 2025.