Bursary Scheme

NICE 2007 – Evidence into Practice

5 - 6 December 2007

Subsidised places for patient, carer and voluntary organisations.

NICE 2007: Evidence into Practice will address how NICE uses expert advice and evidence to develop guidance, and will offer practical and realistic examples for those working in the NHS and wider public health community on the best ways to turn recommendations into reality.

The conference will feature plenary sessions on the major conference themes with an impressive array of speakers to open up the discussions, alongside masterclasses and mini-plenaries which will explore the practical issue of how to get recommendations into everyday practice.

Each year the NICE conference attracts a large, diverse audience representing all areas of healthcare, including patients, carers, the wider public, and those who represent them, and we hope that you will be part of it in 2007.

We are pleased to be able to announce that we are able to subsidise a number of places at the 2007 NICE conference for patient, carer and voluntary organisations, in addition to the early booking rate.  The rates of subsidy are as follows:

• 1-day’s attendance at NICE 2007 - £100 subsidy
  Total price £75.00 + VAT
• 2-days’ attendance at NICE 2007 - £200 subsidy
  Total price £125.00 + VAT

We are able to offer one subsidised place per UK patient/carer or voluntary organisation.  In order to be considered for one of these subsidies, please complete and return the form below by 20 July 2007.

The applications will be considered by a panel comprising representatives from NICE’s Conference Planning Unit, the Patient and Public Involvement Programme, the “Patients Involved in NICE” group, and a lay member of NICE’s Executive Board.

Successful applicants will be notified as soon as possible following the closing date.  Unsuccessful applicants will still be eligible to apply for the standard early booking rate.

Please send your completed application forms electronically to bursary2007@nice.org.uk or by post to:

Bursary Scheme - NICE annual conference - NICE 2007
c/o Ms Emma Gibbs
Patient and Public Involvement Programme
NICE
MidCity Place, 71 High Holborn
London. WC1V 6NA

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