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EPIC-Norfolk: Participant Panel
Introduction to public involvement
The
NHS Research and Development (R&D) strategy is committed to
involving members of the public in the work it undertakes - not as
"subjects" of research, but as active participants in the research
process. Members of the public have already played an important role in
some areas of R&D in the NHS, but there is room for improvement.
Various
organisations have been set up to encourage the public to become more
involved in research. The aim of these is to improve the way in which
research is prioritised, planned, conducted and how the information
obtained is communicated and used.
It
is now acknowledged that research which is directed towards the public
need is more likely to produce useful results which can then be used to
improve practice in health and social care.
As
part of that commitment, EPIC-Norfolk wishes to actively promote
greater participant involvement in our research. For this reason, we
have recently set up an EPIC-Norfolk Participant Panel to act as a
consultation group to advise us on our research. We see the formation
of this panel as a partnership between EPIC participants and us as
researchers.
Members
of the EPIC-Norfolk Participant Panel can be involved in designing of
health questionnaires, writing of lay summaries, participant
information, dissemination of results and providing a lay perspective
on potential projects we may be thinking about for the future.
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December 2011 This EPAP meeting was held at Park Farm, in Hethersett to tie in with the afternoon Research Meeting to celebrate the achievements of the EPIC-Norfolk Third Health Check. Prof. Kay-Tee Khaw and Prof Nick Wareham, the EPIC-Norfolk Principal Investigators, were in attendance. It was reported that the public engagement event held at the Forum in August last year was very successful and created much interest. The EPAP members who attended the event to assist with activities were thanked and any suggestions on improvement were noted for future reference Prof. Wareham gave a vote of thanks to all EPAP members for their important contributions to the EPIC research activity during this year. The feedback from EPAP has been invaluable and this will be equally important in the preparation for the next phase of EPIC, where EPAP will be actively involved from the planning stage. The meeting was then passed over to Prof. Wareham who presented the Panel with an overview of some of the possible future EPIC activities and opinions were also sought regarding the dissemination of research information and results. This was followed by open discussion, the overall feedback being very positive and Panel members felt that participants would be willing to continue with the study, both in the original observational study format and also with a possible change of direction. Click here for PAST MEETING SUMMARIES. |
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For more information about the Panel please contact Nichola Dalzell at nichola.dalzell@nnuh.nhs.uk, or on 01603 218165.
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last updated: 2 February 2012