Bursary Scheme

NICE 2008 – Excellence in Action

3 - 4 December 2008

Subsidised places for patient, carer and voluntary organisations.

2008 is NICE's 10th anniversary. Our annual conference NICE 2008 - excellence in action will reflect on what has changed and what has been done differently since we came into being. What have been the secrets of success and what have we all learned from any missed opportunities? The focus will be firmly on the practical, with a greater emphasis on case studies of implementation in action alongside all the latest news and views about the design, delivery and audit of NICE guidance

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 drill down and look at what is working in public health, in audit and locally in implementation at PCT, practice and trust level.

Each year the NICE conference attracts a large, diverse audience representing all areas of healthcare and public health, including patients, carers, the wider public, and those who represent them, and we hope that you will be part of it in 2008.

We are pleased to be able to announce that we are able to subsidise a number of places at the 2008 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 2008 - £100 subsidy Total price £75.00 + VAT
2-days' attendance at NICE 2008 - £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 16th June 2008.

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. This will be available until the 1st of August 2008

Please send your completed application forms electronically to bursary2008@nice.org.uk or by post to:

Bursary Scheme - NICE annual conference - NICE 2008
c/o Mrs Laura Norburn
Patient and Public Involvement Programme
NICE
MidCity Place, 71 High Holborn
London. WC1V 6NA

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