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Patient and public involvement
Team members
Dr Andy Gibson
Patient and Public Involvement Lead
Dr Carmel McGrath
Senior research fellow in Public Involvement
Lucy Condon
Public and Patient Involvement Facilitator
Mari-Rose Kennedy
Senior Research AssociateProjects
Resources and training to support people working together in co-produced health and social care research
Research themes:
- Integrated and optimal care
Research teams:
- Behavioural and qualitative science
- Patient and public involvement
Co-producing knowledge in health and social care research: reflections on the challenges and ways to enable more equal relationships
Read the paperDeveloping a mental health strategy with an integrated care system
Research themes:
- Mental health
Research teams:
- Applied data science
- Behavioural and qualitative science
- Communications
- Evidence
- Patient and public involvement
Developing the South West Secure Data Environment (SDE)
Research themes:
- Health informatics
Research teams:
- Applied data science
- Communications
- Patient and public involvement
Developing a co-production community of practice
Research themes:
- Integrated and optimal care
Research teams:
- Behavioural and qualitative science
- Patient and public involvement
Health Research Ambassadors
Research themes:
Research teams:
- Patient and public involvement
How Do You Move? Improving the communication of the national physical activity guidelines
Research themes:
- Public health and prevention
Research teams:
- Behavioural and qualitative science
- Communications
- Patient and public involvement
“Let’s Talk about Physical Activity”: Understanding the Preferences of Under-Served Communities when Messaging Physical Activity Guidelines to the Public
Read the paper