The PIF Sounding Board is a sense checking and peer review service for organisations producing health information. As a reviewer, you will help to ensure information is easy to understand and meets the needs of users.
Sounding Board reviewers undertake a review of a health information resource and complete a standard feedback form, including any specific feedback requested by the client. This form is returned to PIF. We collate and send anonymous feedback to the client. Rates of pay are related to the length of the resource and whether the client is a charitable or a commercial organisation.
There are two types of Sounding Board reviewer:
- Health information professional.
- Lived experience reviewer.
Professional reviewers
Professional reviewers provide feedback on the effectiveness and relevance of resources, the health literacy of content and risk communication. You will be providing a health information professional’s perspective, using your experience and expertise. Professional reviewers must meet the following criteria:
- Be a member of the Patient Information Forum.
- Have two years direct experience of producing or providing health information for patients and the public or have significant expertise in a related area.
- Commit to completing the work by the given deadline and following the PIF process.
- Be constructive and solutions-focused in reviewing and providing feedback.
- Remove yourself from any work where there is a conflict of interest, vested interest or formal links to the client organisation.
- Keep all information about the client, product, service or activity confidential.
Lived experience reviewers
Lived experience reviewers provide feedback on the effectiveness and relevance of resources, tone and ease of use. You will be providing feedback from a patient or carer’s perspective, using your experience as expertise. Lived experiencers must:
- Join PIF with a complimentary friend membership
- Be a patient or carer of someone with a long term condition or cancer
- Commit to completing the work by the given deadline and following the PIF process.
- Be constructive and solutions-focused in reviewing and providing feedback.
- Be willing to review resources on other conditions if a newly diagnosed perspective is required.
- Remove yourself from any work where there is a conflict of interest, vested interest or formal links to the client organisation.
- Keep all information about the client, product, service or activity confidential.
