Sheppard, Z.A.;
Williams, S.;
Lawson, R.;
Appleby, K.;
(2021)
Patient and public involvement and engagement: Practice case study with reflections and learnings from a small rural district general hospital.
Research for All
, 5
(2)
pp. 438-447.
10.14324/RFA.05.2.16.
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Abstract
The notion of patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) in research has been around for some time, and it is considered essential to ensure high-quality relevant research that is shared and that will make a difference. This case study of practice aims to share the PPIE practice from Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, a small rural district general hospital. It describes the process of recruiting patients and members of the public as research volunteers, as well as the plethora of engagement and involvement activities with which they have been involved to date. This is followed by a reflection on the process and an overview of plans for the future, highlighting key challenges as well as learnings. A dedicated role to support/oversee PPIE activities is recommended to coordinate large groups of research volunteers, as well as to monitor the important impact of their input, which is considerable. Increasing diversity and access to under-served groups, and embedding the research volunteer role within the wider clinical research team, are also highlighted as fundamental challenges, as well as opportunities to make the most from this valuable resource. The case study of practice puts forward a recommendation to all research departments to embed PPIE in all of the work that they do.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Patient and public involvement and engagement: Practice case study with reflections and learnings from a small rural district general hospital |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.14324/RFA.05.2.16 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.14324/RFA.05.2.16 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2021 Sheppard, Williams, Lawson and Appleby. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC BY) 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original authors and source are credited. |
| Keywords: | public, involvement, engagement, health, research |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10137037 |
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