Taking Steps Towards Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in Yorkshire & Humber ARC Research
As part of my work with the Applied Research Collaboration in Yorkshire and Humber we set up a Special Interest Group for Equality...
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Goodwill & Teabags Blog.
Welcome to Goodwill and Teabags, where I muse about all things Public Involvement
Mar 281 min
Public involvement in multiple long term conditions research – what do we need to think about?
14 million people in the UK live with Multiple Long Term Conditions (MLTCs). It is crucial that we understand their prevalence, impact...
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Mar 162 min
What is the NIHR?
The world of health and care research can be very confusing for members of the public - and researchers for that matter. How and where...
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Mar 151 min
Gypsy and Traveller-led Research Partnerships: Reaching Out
This important project was born from a vision to bridge gaps and foster meaningful relationships between Gypsy and Traveller Communities...
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Sep 19, 20231 min
Why do I need to think about Equality Impact Assessments?
Equality Impact Assessments (EIAs) are systematic evaluations of how projects, studies, or initiatives might affect different groups...
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Jun 22, 20231 min
5 myths about PPI I wish I'd known when I started
I was asked to write an introductory blog about public involvement. A lovely colleague from Australia, Susan Nancarrow (we used to work...
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Mar 24, 20232 min
Family caregivers experiences of integrated care at the end of life
This project was a scoping literature review, to understand what research had already been done on this topic. It was done on a...
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Mar 3, 20231 min
Public Involvement in Research - wait, what?
So, public involvement in research. Um, right... I often talk to researchers, in meetings and in training sessions especially, who are...
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Feb 8, 20231 min
People designing healthcare & why it’s important
Multiple Long Term Conditions, or MLTC, affect over 14 million people in the UK. Getting health and care services to work properly is...
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Feb 3, 20232 min
Why PPI? And what do goodwill and teabags have to do with it?
Hello! I’m Christine Smith. I’m a freelance researcher (here’s my website). I’m a partner, a mum, a Lancastrian ex-pat in Yorkshire...
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Nov 3, 20221 min
Priority setting for ARC research
Priority setting for research, that is deciding what research is done within a research programme, is a key way in which the public can...
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Sep 29, 20221 min
Researchers Guide to PPIE
Researchers can often feel intimidated by PPIE. Although they might see the potential benefits, the complexities of working with the...
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Jul 1, 20222 min
Strengthening Regional Infrastructure for Engagement
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) understands that some communities find it hard to get involved in health research. It...
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Jan 3, 20221 min
Mapping Regional Infrastructure for Public Involvement
In this project I was asked by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to understand the existing public partnership networks...
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Sep 3, 20211 min
Impact! Public Involvement! Improvement! Tying these 3 concepts together…
There are a lot of buzzwords and concepts in the research world that really overlap, and especially in the public involvement world. In...
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Aug 3, 20211 min
Reflections on Patient Public Involvement and Engagement during the Covid-19 pandemic:
This blog, written with my colleague Claire Marsh, talks about our experience of trying to support research teams to ‘do’ public...
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May 13, 20211 min
Increasing Public Diversity on National NIHR Funding Panels
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) knows that there is a lack of diversity in its public contributors (PCs) within its...
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Jan 28, 20211 min
Using the World Café process to develop a ReQoL Community of Practice (CoP)
This blog summarises how we (myself and our mental health team) brought practitioners and service users together to create a Community of...
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May 19, 20201 min
Priority Setting for a Community of Practice
In this project, part of the CLAHRC YH programme, I worked with the Health Economics team to run a ‘World Café’ discussion. World café...
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Mar 12, 20201 min
Evaluation of Impact (for Research Excellence Framework Case Study)
In this evaluation I led an international team of researchers to understand the impact of a ‘train the trainer’ programme that taught...
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