Whether you have a health condition, have cared for someone who has, or are interested in learning more about health research, your opinion on how we can create better medications and treatments for the NHS is valuable.
Patient and public involvement in research means that the public have a role in influencing, designing and carrying out research. Some examples of ways to be involved are reviewing lay summaries, participating in discussions with researchers and sharing your experience.
We have put together some basic information for the public to find out more about what ‘Involvement’ means in health research and how to go about getting started.
Getting involved in research is different to taking part in a study (known as participation) or learning more about research from researchers (known as public engagement)- both of these are important too.