Case Studies and Testimonials

This page provides examples of public involvement in the West of England.  Below is a list of different projects and activities, click on the titles to see more information.  Some of the examples describe involvement in research projects, and others give examples of involvement in more strategic activities and service improvement.

• Our plain language panel – what the members think of the journey so far.  This example describes public involvement in NIHR CLAHRC West.
• Developing experience of involvement in a NIHR CLAHRC West project leads one public contributor to help to co-deliver training.
• Managing symptoms of fibromyalgia.  How care spent on recruitment helped make public involvement effective for NIHR CLAHRC West.
• Developing a new public involvement group to identify research ideas and support research on continence.  This example describes public involvement in an area of research supported by NIHR CLAHRC West.
• Public involvement in a NIHR CLAHRC West research project on evaluating chronic pain peer support groups
• Development of the NIHR CLAHRC West Health Systems Panel – providing public involvement to research projects with a generic health focus.
• Developing a new 1-1 support scheme for public involvement in People in Health West of England.
• Autism in Somali migrant community Exploring families’ perceptions and experiences of diagnosis and services   This example describes public involvement and collaboration in a NIHR CLAHRC West research project.
• Co-production in the West of England Genomics Medicine Centre
• Engaging patients meaningfully in self-harm research  Update on work 2016/17.  This example describes public involvement in a NIHR CLAHRC West research project.
• Inclusion of people from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic communities in research on dementia  This example describes strategies to increase research participation in a project run by the University of the West of England
• Preventing post-operative urinary retention – an example of researcher-patient co-production  Update on work 2016/17.  This example describes public involvement in a NIHR CLAHRC West research project.
• Public involvement on a cancer study  This example describes how a public contributor was involved on a cancer study.
• Public involvement in research agenda setting by reviewing research projects  This example describes public involvement in decision-making at NIHR CLAHRC West.
• Public involvement in the MOVE Health Integration Team  This example describes public involvement in a Health Integration Team for people with movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease.  Health Integration Teams are supported by Bristol Health Partners.
• Public involvement in the Psychosis Health Integration Team – the story so far  This example describes public involvement supported by Bristol Health Partners in a Health Integration Team.
• Reducing drug use in female sex workers  This example describes public involvement in a NIHR CLAHRC West research project in 2016/17.
• Supporting the involvement of children and young people in research and service improvement This work is supported by Bristol Health Partners and is linked to involvement in Health Integration Teams.
• Understanding-whether-telephone-calls-for-NHS-Health-Checks-work  This example describes public involvement in a NIHR CLAHRC West research project
• Using ‘Partneropoly’ to broaden engagement with patients and the public  This example describes how a game developed by Bristol Health Partners has been used to increase public engagement.
• Workshops for members of the public to generate ideas for health research  This example describes involvement to identify public priorities for research at NIHR CLAHRC West.