Patient and public involvement in primary care research - an example of ensuring its sustainability

Clare Jinks, Pam Carter, Carol Rhodes, Robert Taylor, Roger Beech, Krysia Dziedzic, Steven Blackburn, Rhian Hughes, Bie Nio Ong

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The international literature on patient and public involvement (PPI) in research covers a wide range of issues, including active lay involvement throughout the research cycle; roles that patients/public can play; assessing impact of PPI and recommendations for good PPI practice. One area of investigation that is less developed is the sustainability and impact of PPI beyond involvement in time-limited research projects.

METHODS: This paper focuses on the issues of sustainability, the importance of institutional leadership and the creation of a robust infrastructure in order to achieve long-term and wide-ranging PPI in research strategy and programmes.

RESULTS: We use the case of a Primary Care Research Centre to provide a historical account of the evolution of PPI in the Centre and identified a number of key conceptual issues regarding infrastructure, resource allocation, working methods, roles and relationships.

CONCLUSIONS: The paper concludes about the more general applicability of the Centre's model for the long-term sustainability of PPI in research.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1
JournalResearch Involvement and Engagement
Volume2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

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