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Back to search results Headline: NIHR Research for Patient Benefit Programme Competition 18 – Call for lay reviewers   Lay review of research applications. Link: Full description: We are looking for interested lay people who may have relevant personal experience, not only of the disease areas involved in the applications but also surgery as this competition is part of the NIHR Surgery Themed Call. Perhaps you have looked at research funding proposals in healthcare made to your patient organisation, or been involved in similar patient and public participation activities with your local health authority. The task is to help the NIHR CCF and its panels and committees of experts in health and social care, health economics and medical science to advise on a short list for funding approval. This means helping us in the application review process by reading the application, and answering questions in the review form using your own personal experience and expertise from a patient and public perspective. You can take part in this process of lay review for RfPB from mid-July 2012. The NIHR CCF will provide all the guidance needed about the task and provide information and telephone support. There are also examples of good practice for lay peer review for those new to the task. When talking about 'the public', we are using INVOLVE’s own definition. From: Ongoing To: Organisation: NIHR Central Commissioning Facility   NIHR CCF commissions and funds healthcare and social care research for the NHS, all work essential for delivering our responsibilities in public health and healthcare social services. Funding is based on an assessment of the quality and relevance of the research proposed for funding to the service provision of the NHS and to the social services in healthcare. That is why the views of the public, the patient community, their carers, families and the patient centred organisations that serve them, are so important to us. Contact   First name: Liz Last name: Scott Email: liz.scott@nihr-ccf.org.uk Telephone: 020 8843 8041 Details   Topics: All of health care Location: All England Involvement Type: Reviewing   Payment £125 per review Expenses printing, postage Can the work be done from home? Yes Is it suitable for a beginner? Yes What support is offered? Guidance documents, mentoring