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2 WELCOME
WELCOME
Hello and welcome to the 2019
edition of the Research User
Group magazine.
There have been some
remarkable milestones and
exciting changes over the past 
12 months and we look
forward to sharing all our
news and events with you in
this issue. The number of
research studies and
implementation projects are
increasing and we would like
to thank each and every one
of our patient and public
members who continue to
volunteer their time and
experience to support us in
achieving the creation and
use of best possible
healthcare evidence, for
every patient.
Your contributions to our
external review by Versus
Arthritis were much
appreciated. Key groups
such as our Steering Group
are working hard to give us
advice on director of travel.
As Director of the Impact
Accelerator Unit I am so
grateful for all your
contributions and I am very
proud to work with you and
my Patient and Public
Involvement and
Engagement team.
Thank you and enjoy!
Professor Krysia
Dziedzic
- DIRECTOR, IMPACT
ACCELERATOR UNIT
NIHR SENIOR INVESTIGATOR
OUR YEAR IN
NUMBERS
October 2018 -
Aug 2019
102
2
New
projects 
4
in
New requests for Patient
and Public Involvement 
GLOBAL
HEALTH
139
Members
Engagement
meetings / events
27
Including
2
1
Implementation
requests
Papers co-written
with Research User
Group members 
Evidence based
Patient Information
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