Last week we published our first Strategic Commitments to improve how we work with patients, service-users, carers & the public.

This is a step change in our ambition to make public partnerships diverse, inclusive & impactful.

Read more here ⬇️
nihr.ac.uk/news/renewing-…

“Thames Water boss says bills need to rise by 40%.” Here’s why 👇

▶️Our new animation explains GDPR to young study participants so they can give informed consent for the use of their personal data.

Produced by MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Penta - Child Health Research, The Health Research Authority & biggerhouse film with CHIVA Youth Committee & Penta Youth Trials Boards.
youtu.be/VlI6V1MgZgY

Coram Voice and The Department for Education want to hear children and young people's views on care and sibling relationships. ❤️👥

📅 Date: 20/03/2024
⏲️Time: 6:00-7:30pm
🗺️Location: Teams
🔗 Sign-up: ow.ly/zn6R50QVFI7

#Siblings #CareExperience #CareLeaver #FosterCare

🚨New paper🚨 from The Blueprint Translational Research Team 'Protocol for co-producing a framework and integrated resource platform for engaging patients in laboratory-based research' researchinvolvement.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… led by Manoj Lalu Dr. Dawn Richards, PhD Angela M. Crawley, PhD Kirsten Fiest Asher Mendelson, MD PhD Justin Presseau Séguin Lab (Dr. Cheryle Séguin) and others

📚 Patient & Public #PPI involvement in #clinicaltrials

We are delighted to offer online training this March 14th with our colleagues PPI Ignite Network Ireland MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL

🎟️Register hrb-tmrn.ie/training-educa… Read more below 👇

#TrialsMethodology

Could a readily-accessible, inexpensive drug like aspirin help #CloseTheCareGap ? Our Add-Aspirin trial tests whether taking daily aspirin after treatment for early stage cancers can stop or delay the #cancer returning.

Learn more 👉 mrcctu.ucl.ac.uk/our-research/c… #WorldCancerDay

Only 1% of research on child and adolescent health involves young people - why?

This review article synthesises the many barriers to youth involvement in health research and may be useful for you to prepare for challenges in your own involved research.

tinyurl.com/yxn9x3cd

📣February 8th Join us! Pushing past platitudes – from co-design to holding leaders to account for achieving real system transformation felt by everyday people in everyday life Cochrane Consumers Global Commission on Evidence mcmasterforum.org/networks/evide…

The New Year is a great time to launch our Strategy for 2024-27. It outlines how we will achieve our vision of enhancing the environment for health research in Ireland & improving lives through impactful research. Click here to read! hrci.ie/hrci-strategy-… #HealthResearchMatters

Thoughts on partnership working with basic science, data and methodology research involveddotblog.wordpress.com/2024/01/23/pub…

Interested in capturing the impact of public involvement? Figuring out the ‘why’ & ‘how’ of it all is a useful first step!

In our latest impact event, we continue to share approaches that have been tried in NIHR-funded projects.

Register here:
gmg-lgcgroup.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Interested in Public Involvement with bench science, data, methodology? Then please help inform the
UK Research and Innovation Medical Research Council Consultation ukri.org/news/help-info…
Vocal Shared Learning Group on Involvement AnimalResearchNexus Sally Crowe Dr Rich Gorman Bec Hanley Stuart G Nicholls (Post: @SGNicholls)

We've had a really tough time recruiting for this project, and would be SO grateful if any eligible people could spare some time to take part and/or if people could share our ad. It's such an important and under-studied topic - we really want to do it justice (pardon the pun!)

One major barrier that hampers effective patient involvement is a lack of clear, open, & transparent language for communication between healthcare researchers and patients, check out our latest paper on the power of language tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

The Dogs of 2023

Really clear explanation of what MAMS trials are and why they are so important.

We are pleased to be able to offer two funded studentships based at MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, in partnership with the MRC-NIHR Trials Methodology Research Partnership (TMRP) Doctoral Training Programme!

Check the link for more info👇

🔗 shorturl.at/ixDRZ
📅 Deadline: 15 January 2024

Join us in exploring how public trust shapes the use of patient data in clinical trials, paving the way for advancements in medicine. Access it now, completely free, on Futures!

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#ClinicalTrialsEducation #PatientDataUse

We've launched a new website!

Sign up for free membership and keep up to date with developments in international patient and public involvement.

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