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Public involvement in research

Public involvement in research. Lucy Simons Public Involvement Advisor INVOLVE Promoting public involvement in NHS, public health and social care research. www.invo.org.uk. INVOLVE. National advisory group. Funded by the Department of Health since 1996.

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Public involvement in research

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  1. Public involvement in research Lucy Simons Public Involvement Advisor INVOLVE Promoting public involvement in NHS, public health and social care research www.invo.org.uk

  2. INVOLVE National advisory group. Funded by the Department of Health since 1996. One of the National Institute for Health Research Programmes (NIHR). Promotes active involvement of the public in NHS, public health and social care research www.invo.org.uk

  3. Research carried out ‘with’ or ‘by’ the public rather than ‘to’, ‘about’ or ‘for’ • For example: • involvement on steering committees • commenting on design • as joint collaborators • We use the term ‘public’ to include patients, service users, carers, and representatives of people who use services www.invo.org.uk

  4. The role of INVOLVE • Influencing policy and practice • Increasing awareness and sharing experiences of others • - website (www.invo.org.uk) • - newsletters • - database of research projects • Giving advice and guidance • - publications • - enquiries • Improving understanding of extent, nature and effects • of involvement • - invoNET • - Impact study www.invo.org.uk

  5. Why is public involvement important ? • people who are affected by research should have a say in what and how research is undertaken • it can improve the quality of the research • the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the Department of Healthsupport the importance of public involvement www.invo.org.uk

  6. How are people getting involved in research? www.invo.org.uk

  7. Levels of involvement Consultation Collaboration Control www.invo.org.uk

  8. researchcycle IDENTIFYING & PRIORITISING TOPICS COMMISSIONING AND MANAGING MONITORING & EVALUATION DESIGNING IMPLEMENTATION UNDERTAKING RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ANALYSING & INTERPRETING INVOLVENovember 2004

  9. Making a difference to research • Improving relevance of research • Improving quality of research design, methods and findings • Supporting the communication • of research information www.invo.org.uk

  10. Challenges to public involvement • Tokenism • Finding people to get involved • Time commitment and resources • Ensuring accessibility • Accessing training, mentoring and support • Rewarding and reimbursing involved people www.invo.org.uk

  11. Group exercises • Research scenario • What would be the purpose of involving service users in this research? • How would a service user perspective help in developing this proposal? • How can service users be involved to achieve these aims? • What considerations are there to ensure it is successful? www.invo.org.uk

  12. Help and support • INVOLVE • website (www.invo.org.uk) • newsletter • research project database • publications • enquiries • building an evidence / knowledge base • Research Design Services • public involvement leads • remit to advise on public involvement

  13. INVOLVE Website: www.invo.org.uk Email: admin@invo.org.uk Telephone: 023 8065 1088

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