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We have a strong and active Patient and Public (PPI) network who contribute regularly to our research studies, from developing research priorities and questions through to delivery and dissemination of research. We follow guidance from NIHR INVOLVE on including patients and public in our research including training and payment. For further information on NIHR INVOLVE please see their website.
PPI members
Our current PPI members include:
| Frank Arrojo |
| Maggie Kirby-Barr |
| Jane Ward |
Contact us
If you would like to become involved in our research please contact our PPI network lead Kalpa Kharicha.
Public Engagement Projects
Despite being the focus of a wide range of research, older people who are becoming frail are often 'researched on' rather than 'researched with'. Our resent project led by Dr Rachael Frost aimed to ensure the voices of frail older people are heard within research regarding mood in later life. Funded by UCL Culture, we carried out a series of discussion groups and a photography project with Broxbourne Day Centre (Cheshunt) and Alsen Day Centre (Finsbury Park) to engage with service users about mental and emotional wellbeing in later life and research areas we should focus on in future. The findings from this engagement project were used to inform a systematic review and qualitative study on improving depression and anxiety in frailty.
A case study from this project can be found here and some of the lessons learned from our project can be found here.