Not long to go until our next Masterclass session next Monday 11th May at midday. It's going to be a great session focusing on how to make research more inclusive and accessible. bit.ly/3NJH9v7 Open to all - please sign-up via the link, and share with those interested.

Excited for our next SPCR masterclass on 11th May ✨ We’ll be sharing practical strategies to support more inclusive and accessible research involvement, informed by conversations with people with learning disabilities. Open to all! Sign up via: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/events/spcr-...

📖 NEW RESOURCE: A new Public Collaborator Training and Development Booklet has been soft launched to strengthen the skills, confidence, and knowledge of people involved in patient and public involvement (PPI) in research: bit.ly/4uGy1bc #SPCR #PrimaryCare #PPI #PPIE #Research @halle-j.bsky.social

Today we're celebrating the 4th anniversary of the Shared Commitment to Public Involvement 🎉 We are grateful to be part of a community working together to make public involvement stronger & more meaningful. More here: bit.ly/4liVZoN #PPIE #SharedCommitment @nihr.bsky.social @hralatest.bsky.social

Join us TODAY at midday for our next webinar, focusing on how people living with dementia can be meaningfully involved in research. Registration link below & open to all ! #dementia #involvement #ppi #participation #inclusion

New PPIE in Practice blog explores inequalities in awareness, diagnosis & treatment of genitourinary symptoms of the menopause, and why meaningful public involvement in research is key to improving care and reducing inequalities: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/blog/-i... #Menopause #HealthEquity #PPIE

SPCR Masterclass: Let’s talk dementia 🗓️ Tues, 17 Feb 2026 🕚 12noon to 1pm 💡 Supporting communication in research partnerships involving people with dementia 🔗 bit.ly/44pnKF0 @nihrsphr.bsky.social @nihrsscr.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk

How can research partnerships be more inclusive for people with dementia? The NIHR SPCR–funded Let’s Talk Dementia project has created new guidance on accessible communication in research. Join the online seminar on 17 Feb at 12pm 👉 bit.ly/4sIyubK See the resources 👉 bit.ly/4sMu5ow

Are you a family carer with experience supporting someone with dementia and delirium? Take part in a survey and/or an interview which aims to understand the impact delirium in dementia has on carers. SURVEY: qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_... INTERVIEW: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Come along to the launch of the film 'Your Voice Matters' Funded by the NIHR School for Primary Care Research Public Involvement Fund this film was created by people living with chronic pain to highlight the importance of their lived experience in shaping health research and improveing care.

Round 2 Call: The SPCR Public Involvement, Engagement & Dissemination Enablement Fund is open to the next round of applications. 💷 Up to £2K for projects | £5K for dept-wide activities 📅 Deadline: Thur 23 October 2025 by 5pm 🔗 Learn more & apply: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/spcr-pp...

Your Voice Matters, the main output of a 2024 SPCR PPIE grant lead by Sarah Harrisson, is a powerful new film created by people living with chronic pain to inspire, connect, and drive more inclusive research: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/chronic... #SPCR #PrimaryCare #PPIE #ChronicPain

Are you attending #SAPC2025? Please help the SAPC Public Involvement & Participatory Approaches Special Interest Group by completing our short, anonymous survey! Your input will help us shape future involvement support and opportunities. forms.office.com/e/8J6tBVqChT @sapc.ac.uk

Such a fab team of people who contributed to this project! 🌟👏 Great to see our learnings around online #co-production & #co-research now shared further in the paper below 👇

Last chance to sign-up! Looking forward to this session tomorrow & discussing the learnings from these PPIE projects!

Today marks 3 years of the #SharedCommitment to Public Involvement! As recent signatories, we’ve written a blog reflecting on our achievements, progress, & future goals for #PPIE within the SPCR and health & care research! Read it here: bit.ly/4kAIEqS @hralatest.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social

Join us for our PPIE bite-size showcase next Wednesday! Hear insights from 5 projects exploring different & creative approaches to public involvement in #primarycareresearch! Sign-up: bit.ly/4i18VMX Free & open to all! #involvement #impact #research #PPIE

The SPCR Summer Internship Programme is live! Great opportunities available for undergraduate students to get involved in primary care research: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/career-devel... Application deadline: 1pm, 25th March 2025 #PrimaryCare #undergraduate #Internship @nihr.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk

Check out this free online event, showcasing creative approaches to public involvement, from the NIHR School for Primary Care Research. Wednesday 12th March 11.30am - 1.30pm www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spcr-bites...

🚨Only two weeks to go until our Public Involvement Impact Showcase! Hear insights from 5 projects exploring new & creative approaches to public involvement in #primarycare research! Free & open to all! Sign-up via: bit.ly/4i18VMX #PPIE #impact #research #co-production

Join us TODAY (24 February) at 12noon for the 1st SPCR Bitesized Impact Showcase session: 📷Register here: bit.ly/4htfKXg 📷See all sessions: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/spcr-bi... #PrimaryCare #Research @georginaspcr.bsky.social @ashmore1973.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk @nihr.bsky.social

Join us online on 12 March for our Public Involvement Impact Showcase. Learn about successes & challenges from 5 projects exploring innovative & creative approaches to #PPIE with different communities! Free & open to all! Sign-up via: bit.ly/4i18VMX #PublicInvolvement #CommunityInvolvement

🚨Session 2 of our bite-size research impact showcases is next week! Join us to learn about research exploring #endometriosis, smoking reduction in pregnancy and #MLTCs & ask your qs! Sign-up 👉 bit.ly/3QqarwE @oxprimarycare.bsky.social @uniofnottingham.bsky.social @ucl-primarycare.bsky.social

🚨Our first online bite-size research impact showcase is next week! Learn more about #primarycare #research funded by @nihrspcr.bsky.social & the impact it has on practice, policy, patients & the public! Free & open to all! Register now so you don't miss it: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spcr-bites...

I'm thrilled to share that we have joined the Shared Commitment to Public Involvement. 🎉 We are always striving to improve public involvement @NIHRSPCR & it's great to be able to formalise our dedication alongside other leading health & care orgs @hralatest.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social

Don't miss the final SPCR Bitesized Impact Showcase dedicated to Patient & Public Involvement & Engagement. 12 Mar, 11:30am - 1pm: bit.ly/Register-SPCR-Bitesized-4 📌 All sessions: bit.ly/spcr-bitesize-impact-showcases #PrimaryCareResearch #PPIE @sapc.ac.uk @nihr.bsky.social @halle-j.bsky.social

We are proud to launch Amplifying Voices with People's Voice Media, funded by The National Lottery Fund, for individuals from the global majority who want to develop new skills, strengthen their expertise, and make a real impact in their communities. www.coproductioncollective.co.uk/news/changem...

Was lovely to catch-up with Rosina and team about this project, and hear about the ways in which they have involved the public in shaping the research. Particularly interesting to hear about the support provided to public partners to be involved in data analysis.

We cover a range of different subjects in our 2nd SPCR Bitesized Impact Showcase session! 📅 26 Feb, 12noon - 1pm 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/Register-SPC... See all sessions here: bit.ly/spcr-bitesiz... @georginaspcr.bsky.social @ashmore1973.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk @nihr.bsky.social

Join us for the first SPCR Bitesized Impact Showcase session. 📅 24 February, 12noon - 1pm 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4htfKXg See all sessions here: bit.ly/spcr-bitesiz... #PrimaryCare #Research @georginaspcr.bsky.social @ashmore1973.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk

Three Research Schools' Online Seminar | Living well with severe mental ill-health: learning from implementing physical health support in different regional contexts. 12 Feb 2025, 2pm to 3pm. Find out more: spcr.nihr.ac.uk/events/livin... #MentalHealth

Looking forward to the upcoming series of impact showcases! Learn more about the primary care research we fund & for those interested in #PPIE be sure to sign-up to the session on 12 March showcasing projects funded through our PPIE fund! ➡️https://bit.ly/3PHCc34

That’s a wrap on 2024! Some highlights for me: 🌟Setting up the SPCR Public Steering Group 🌟Sharing ‘Hear Us’ at SAPC (more to come in 2025) 🌟Launching our PPIE funding round 🌟PPIE showcase with undergrad interns 🌟Public-led masterclasses And so many more...bring on 2025! #PPIE #PrimaryCare

Some great case studies to explore on this page. Spanning all different areas of primary care #research and #PPIE!

How to communicate evidence to people who don’t live and breathe research! Start with why it matters, understand what questions they’re asking (don’t just ‘translate’ what you want to say into simpler language), test it out with the people you’re hoping to reach! #KnowledgeMobilisation

Funded by SPCR, Alice Burnand and Sarah Griffiths reflect on their attendance to an online Cultural Competency course by Centre for Ethnic Health Research (CEHR): bit.ly/3B2y36c @sgriffiths-6.bsky.social

Open funding opportunity from NIHR Three Schools' Mental Health Research Programme for Projects to Improve PPIE. Deadline is 15:30, 13 December 2024. Find out more: spcr.nihr.ac.uk/Three-School... @georginaspcr.bsky.social @nihrsscr.bsky.social @nihrsphr.bsky.social

📢Practitioners working with GP surgeries (GPs, nurses, dementia advisors, care co-ordinators....).Do you have conversations with people with #dementia and carers about their care/support needs? Contact me if you'd like to participate in this project! £20 voucher given. More info 👇 Please share!

Excited to share our new paper that advances community-based research by laying out seven core competencies and conditions that can promote power sharing in knowledge production, application and dissemination. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39551576/

Are you a person with dementia or a carer? Help improve communication in research! @sgriffiths-6.bsky.social is creating a video to empower voices in PPIE meetings. Join the workshops (paid opportunity) & share your ideas. Open to diverse backgrounds.

Had a great chat with Abi & Sarah about PPIE in this project. To learn more you can read their recent paper 📰: doi.org/10.1111/hex.... & watch the project animations co-developed with public partners 🎞️: English: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLcC... Urdu: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Uqp... #CarersRightsDay

@nihrarcs.bsky.social webinar: 'the invisible labour of #PublicInvolvement' with me & Stan Papoulias, chaired by @elspethma.bsky.social. Thurs 5/12/24 15:30-17:00 Info & booking: url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/Fcz7CzBW2u... @arceastofengland.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social @penarc.bsky.social #PPI

▶️ NHS England are looking for patient safety partners with national and regional patient safety teams. Purpose is to be a voice for patients and ensure that the patient perspective is at the forefront of all that we do. Role eligible for involvement payment. Closes: 21 Nov.

Earlier this year, our School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) Public Involvement Fund awarded grants to support innovative projects focused on strengthening connections with under-served communities in primary care research: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/SPCR-PP... @halle-j.bsky.social