Pressure Ulcers: Prevention and management in primary and secondary care Guideline

Do you work with Children?  Do you have knowledge in treating pressure ulcers?  Why not share this knowledge and join NICE on a consensus panel.  BAPO is a registered stakeholder and you can help out as a BAPO member in offering help to support your professions treatment in this area.

The National Clinical Guideline Centre (NCGC) is now recruiting for members of a Delphi consensus panel to inform the areas regarding children in the guideline 'Pressure Ulcers: Prevention and management in primary and secondary care' guideline.  

The NCGC is currently developing guidance for the prevention and management of pressure ulcers for all who access NHS service. However, it is acknowledged that there are few randomised controlled trials or high quality cohort studies available for children (including neonates, infants, children and young people). It is recognised that, in areas such as this where there is no high quality evidence available, the use of formal consensus methods is appropriate. Therefore, to inform the development of the guideline, the guideline development group will use a modified Delphi consensus technique to agree statements relating to the prevention and management of pressure ulcers in children and young people, which will subsequently be developed into recommendations for inclusion in the guideline.

 

Below is a link to the advertisement, which includes information on the roles required for the panel and all the necessary details on how to apply. The deadline for applications is 5pm, 21^st November 2012.

 

http://www.nice.org.uk/getinvolved/joinnwc/MemberDelphiConsensusPanelPressureUlcers.jsp

Panel members will be expected to take part in two consensus surveys, via email. In addition, panel members will need to be able to deal in a timely manner with any relevant correspondence.

 

If you have any queries regarding these positions, please contact katie.jones@rcplondon.ac.uk.