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Patient and Public Involvement

PATIENT AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN NHS  RESEARCH (PPI):

                        ‘WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET INVOLVED?’

First, some important information:

THE RESEARCH GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK

ADVANTAGES OF PATIENT AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN NHS
RESEARCH

3 LEVELS OF INVOLVEMENT:

  1. CONSULTATION
  1. COLLABORATION
  1. USER LED.

What being a member of the public involved in NHS research actually means:

Being involved in the design, conduct, analysis and reporting of research. This  will lead to training and development of skills such as:

Why should I get involved?

Sense of achievement and doing something so important and worthwhile greatly increases self esteem and improves health – especially mental health.

Here are some quotes from members of the public involved in research:

‘I believe that patients should have a much stronger voice in setting the research agenda’.

‘I completed the project and thoroughly enjoyed the experience and have since gone on to carry out other projects and been involved in many workshops related to research in health and social services’.

‘I became involved in research because I have found there is little knowledge,
understanding or provision for those of us with long term unseen disabilities……… General medical staff are not trained to understand our problems’.

PATIENT AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN RESEARCH AGENCIES IN THE NORTH WEST:

 

 

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Salford University NIHR Salford PCT Manchester University UKCRN
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