Application form: CRG patient and carer members (wave two)

Closed 13 Jun 2013

Opened 29 May 2013

Overview

Clinical Reference Groups: Patient and Carer Member Recruitment – Application Page

Apply to be a Patient or Carer Member of a Clinical Reference Group (CRG)

NHS England has opened the second wave of recruitment for patient and carer members of its Clinical Reference Groups for 2013/14. See below for a full list of CRGs who are still recruiting members.

CRGs are responsible for providing NHS England with clinical advice regarding specialised services, and for the delivery of key ‘products’, such as service specifications and commissioning policies, which enable the NHS CB to commission services from specialist service providers through the contracting arrangements overseen by its Area Teams.

Above all, CRGs are driven by a commitment to ensure equity across specialised services. This means ensuring that patients who require treatment from any of the specialised services have equitable access to those services, regardless of where they live, and that each of the services is of the highest possible quality. CRGs are also at the forefront of the drive to spearhead innovation, working with clinical leaders, patients and suppliers to identify and promote best practice; scanning the horizon for new treatment approaches; and taking action to improve patient experience and outcomes in the NHS.

This is an exciting time to join a CRG, as they take their place within the new commissioning structures which have been introduced as a result of NHS reform. The accompanying Guide to CRGs and Information Pack for Patients and Carers will provide you with more, detailed information about their work; where they sit within the NHS CB structure, and what it means to be a patient and carer member of a CRG. If you are interested in applying to be a patient or carer member, you will also find an application form which you can complete online.

The closing date for applications in this second wave is 23:59 on 13 June 2013.

Each of the CRGs will have its own, dedicated page on the NHS CB website, where you will be able to find more information about the individual CRGs. These pages are currently being developed and will be available soon. In the meantime, you can find brief descriptions of each of the CRGs, and the services they cover, in the appendix attached to the rear of the CRG Guide.

The CRGs still recruiting are:

 

INTERNAL MEDICINE

 

A3 Specialised Endocrinology

 

A13 Specialised Rheumatology

 

A5 Morbid Obesity Surgery

 

A16 Specialised Imaging

 

A8 Specialised Colorectal Services

 

A18 Heart and Lung transplantation

 

A10 Cardiac Surgery

 

 

 

A11 Pulmonary Hypertension

 

 

 

CANCER AND BLOOD

 

B1 Radiotherapy

 

B10 Thoracic Surgery

 

B2 PET-CT

 

B11 Upper GI Surgery

 

B4 Blood and Marrow Transplantation

 

 

 

B7 Infectious Diseases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MENTAL HEALTH

 

C1 Specialised Services for Eating Disorders

 

C11 CAHMs Secure

 

C4 Specialised Mental Health Services for the Deaf MSD

 

 

 

C7 Tier 4 Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services

 

 

 

C8 Tier 4 Severe Personality Disorder Services (adults)

 

 

 

TRAUMA

 

D5 Stereotactic Radiosurgery

 

D14 Complex Spinal Surgery

D6 Burn Care

 

D15 Major Trauma

 

D10 Specialised Orthopaedic Services

 

 

 

D11 Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

 

 

 

D12 Specialised Ophthalmology Services

 

 

 

WOMEN AND CHILDREN

 

E1 Medical Genetics

 

E12 Fetal Medicine

 

E2 Paediatric Surgery

 

E13 Multi System Disorder (MSD)

E4 Paediatric Cancer Services

 

 

 

E7 Paediatric Intensive Care

 

 

 

E10 Complex Gynaecology Services

 

 

 

E11 Specialised Maternity Services

 

 

 

     

You can find further information about CRGs in ‘Clinical Reference Groups for Specialised Services: A Guide for Stakeholders’ and in the Information Pack for Patient and Carer Members.

Both documents can be found at http://www.commissioningboard.nhs.uk/ourwork/d-com/spec-serv/crg/

The recruitment process

  • You will receive an email acknowledgement when you submit your application online.
  • Applications will be shortlisted by a panel which will include members drawn from the following groups: CRG Chairs,  members of the NHS CB Patient and Public Voice team, the Patient and Public Engagement Steering Group or Department of Health Strategic Partners group (ensuring no conflict of interest), and commissioners.
  • Applications will be assessed against the experience and criteria listed in the Information Pack for Patient and Carer Members with a view to ensuring that at least one service user and one carer is on each CRG, where appropriate. Selection will be made on the basis of the content of the application form. There will not be an interview process, but references will be taken up for successful applicants.

For further information please go to Information Pack for Patient and Carer Members

The closing date for applications in this second wave is 23:59 on 13June 2013.

To access the application form, click on the 'Online Survey' link below.

Audiences

  • Academic/professional institutions
  • Advocacy or support organisations
  • All NHS England Staff
  • Allied health professionals
  • Area Team directors
  • Art therapists
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Care-givers
  • Carers
  • Charities
  • Childcare providers
  • Chiropodists/podiatrists
  • Clinical psychologists
  • Clinicians
  • Commissioners
  • Community groups
  • Community healthcare trusts
  • Deaneries
  • Dentists
  • DH third sector strategic partners
  • Diagnostic radiographers
  • Dietitians
  • Directors of public health
  • Doctors
  • Drama therapists
  • Employee representatives
  • Employer representatives
  • Foundation trusts
  • GPs
  • Health and Social Care Information Centre
  • Health and Wellbeing boards
  • Health care assistants
  • Health Education England
  • Health Protection Agency
  • Health visitors
  • Healthcare scientists
  • Healthwatch (national and local)
  • Higher education institutions
  • Informatics professionals
  • Information professionals
  • Information providers
  • Local authorities
  • Local Government Association
  • Managers
  • Mental health trusts
  • Midwives
  • Monitor
  • Music therapists
  • National directors
  • National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
  • NHS Trust Development Authority
  • Nurses
  • Occupation therapists
  • Ophthalmic practitioners
  • Orthopists
  • Orthotists
  • Paediatric neuropsychologists
  • Paramedics
  • Patients
  • Pharmacists
  • Physiotherapists
  • Prosthesists
  • Regional directors
  • Regulatory bodies
  • Responsible officers
  • Retailers
  • Royal Colleges
  • Service providers
  • Service users
  • Social care providers
  • Speech and language therapists
  • Strategic clinical networks (SCNs)
  • Suppliers
  • Therapeutic radiographers
  • Trade unions
  • Tribunal service
  • Voluntary groups

Interests

  • Patient and public voice
  • Specialised commissioning