PPI Overview
Our aim is to involve patients, carers and the public in a meaningful way by including them as members of all our Advisory Groups.
The Groups oversee and advise on our programme of work. Public members offer a patient / public perspective and work with other members of the Group to:
- Identify and frame our research questions.
- Direct the focus of investigations to key issues of importance to service users and the public.
- Identify implications of results for patients, service users, carers and the public.
- Advise on how to disseminate the findings of our research.
We also have a PPI Panel of whom we can ask questions in a more responsive, informal way.
The ESHCRU virtual PPI Panel (the Panel) exists to provide a patient and public perspective on any aspect of the Unit’s programme of work. Learn more…
The Panel is virtual, because members do not meet face-to-face. Requests may include the following:
- To raise emerging policy issues that require evidence.
- To propose potential research topics.
- To identify and frame research questions.
- To review study proposals.
- To identify implications of results.
- To help draft, or comment on, lay summaries for research reports.
- To advise on dissemination and impact of research findings.
- To provide feedback and comments on our website.
Further details are available in the Panel’s Terms of Reference
