The declarations of interest of Members of the Area Drug and Therapeutics Committee and its Sub-Committees can be found in the document at the bottom of this page:
Definition of Declared Interests
The following is intended as a guide to the kinds of interest which should be declared. It should be noted that if individuals have interests not specified in these notes but which they believe could be regarded as influencing their advice they should declare them. Individual interests should be declared and examples are detailed below. It should also be noted with that, in line with the Standing Financial Instructions, the interests of a spouse/partner/cohabittee or close relative should also be declared, if known.
Personal Interests
A personal interest involves payment to the individual personally, for example:
- Consultancies – any consultancy, directorship, position in or work which attracts regular or occasional payments in cash or kind.
- Fee-Paid Work – any work commissioned by the pharmaceutical industry for which the member is paid in cash or kind.
- Shareholdings – any shareholding in or other beneficial interest in shares of the pharmaceutical industry. This does not include shareholdings through unit trusts or similar arrangements where the member has no influence or financial management.
Personal specific interests
A personal specific interest involves payments to an individual who has worked at any time on the product under consideration, or a direct comparator, and has personally received payment for that work, in any form, from the pharmaceutical industry.
Personal non-specific interests
A personal non-specific interest involves a payment to an individual from the pharmaceutical company concerned which does not relate specifically to the product under discussion.
Non-personal interests
- A non-personal interest involves payment which benefits a department for which an individual is responsible, but is not received by the individual personally, for example:
- Fellowships – the holding of a fellowship endowed by a pharmaceutical industry.
- Support by the pharmaceutical industry – any payment, other support or sponsorship by the pharmaceutical industry which does not convey any pecuniary or material benefit to a member personally but which does benefit his/her position or department.
Individuals are under no obligation to seek out knowledge of work done for or on behalf of the pharmaceutical industry within departments for which they are responsible if they would not normally expect to be informed.
Non-personal specific interests
A non-personal specific interest refers to payments to the individual’s department, which has at any time worked on the product.
Non-personal non-specific interests
A non-personal non-specific interest refers to a department which is currently receiving payments from a pharmaceutical company concerned which does not relate specifically to the product under discussion.
