NICE Guidance on Community Engagement
Prof Chris Drinkwater has a longstanding interest in community development and community engagement through his involvement in the development of a healthy living centre in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Chris spoke about the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Guidelines on Community Engagement, the development of which he has been involved in, alongside health professionals, patients, their carers and the public. The presentation gave a brief overview of the framework for community engagement and covered a range of issues including: prerequisites and challenges, organisational and culture change, levels of engagement and power, infrastructure and evaluation. Chris offered a view on the broad field of community engagement from the perspective of the NICE guidelines and highlighted some key issues for consideration. The NICE guidelines on Community Engagement are aimed at a range of people, from policy-makers and commissioners, to community representatives.
Further information can be found at http://www.nice.org.uk/PH9.
Click here to view Chris Drinkwater’s presentation

Jane South (PI)

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Peter Branney

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Marianne Kennedy

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Diane Lowcock

Dr Angela Meah

Martin Purcell

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Dr Pinki Sahota

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