Getting in Touch

Primary Care Research Network
East Midlands & South Yorkshire
Co-ordinating Centre
6th Floor, St John's House
30 East Street
Leicester LE1 6NB

E. judith.martin@emsy.nhs.uk
T. 0116 295 4080
F. 0116 295 4177

Patient & Public Involvement

NIHR CRN

NIHR CRN aims to improve patient care and allow people across the country access to the best treatment.  A common theme that runs through its work is Patient and Public Involvement (PPI), because NIHR CRN believes active PPI is needed if it is to achieve a programme of research that directly reflects the needs and views of patients and the public.

The NIHR CRN Patient and Public Involvement Manager is Roger Steel.
He can be contacted on 020 7670 4881 or r.steel@ukcrn.org.uk

Growing Patient Participation Campaign

Launched in June, Growing Patient Participation is a joint initiative between the College of General Practitioners, the British Medical Association, the NHS Alliance and National Association for Patient Participation.

A £20,000 fund has been launched by the campaign, to support initiatives undertaken by Patient Participation Groups.

For more information, log on to www.growingppgs.com

Involve

Involve is a national advisory group, funded by the National Institute for Health Research, which aims to promote and support active public involvement in NHS, public health and social care research.

Local Involvement Networks (LINks)

Local Involvement Networks (LINks) aim to give citizens a stronger voice in how their health and social care services are delivered.  Run by local individuals and groups and independently supported, the role of LINks is to find out what people want, monitor local services and use their powers to hold them to account.