Creating a safe space for patients and public in researchHow can healthcare researchers ensure that non-researchers feel comfortable to share opinions or ask questions during project meetings?Gary HickeyUniversity of Southampton
Key challenges for patient and public involvement leadsThe research team member who leads on PPI must act in the interests of healthcare patients and the public as well as support the needs of the research project. Here is advice for how to succeed in this emerging roleGary HickeyUniversity of Southampton
Evaluating the impact of patient and public involvement in health researchMeasuring the impact of involving patients and the public in healthcare research is less about proving that the practice is a ‘good thing’ and more about finding ways to do it better, writes Gary Hickey. Here, he shares eight key considerationsGary HickeyUniversity of Southampton
‘Uncertainty is part of co-production’ in researchFlexibility and an open mindset can help health researchers work with healthcare professionals and patients to create better adapted services. Here, Gary Hickey shares ways to navigate through the processGary HickeyUniversity of Southampton
‘Doing human’: ways for researchers to make patients feel comfortable to express themselvesWhen patient and public involvement is done in an inclusive, safe environment, it results in more relevant, higher-quality health and social care researchGary HickeyUniversity of Southampton
Embracing disagreement in research co-productionCo-producing a research project is not all consensus and harmony, so these four tips will guide research collaborators in how to allow and enable disagreements and dissenting voices Gary HickeyUniversity of Southampton
What underpins effective patient and public involvement in health and social care research? Is it rules or values? The two key ways to approach the art of PPI in healthcare research should come together in process, procedures and culture, writes Gary HickeyGary HickeyUniversity of Southampton
Building trust in research: how effective patient and public involvement can helpInvolving patients and the public in research results in more relevant outcomes and gathers insight into what issues affect and are of importance to them and their communities, writes Gary HickeyGary HickeyUniversity of Southampton