THANK YOU / FINDINGS PUBLISHED
Thank you
The Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement team would like to say a huge thank you to Robert Taylor, who has been volunteering with the team for the last few years.
Robert has been a huge support to the PPIE team, helping out with RUG meetings, producing the glossary, lay summaries and being on hand to help and guide his fellow members through the research process. Robert has also been instrumental in the publication of MSK Matters, sitting on the editorial board and has worked hard on the CIPCA( Primary Care medical records) database.
Robert will still be a part of the RUG so you will still see him around and about the Centre at meetings.
On behalf of the iPCHS we would like to thank Robert for giving up his spare time to help the team.
Findings published
Researchers at Keele, Birmingham University and University College, have published the findings of a NIHR School for Primary Care Research( SPCR) funded study examining the extent, quality and impact of patient and public involvement( PPI) in primary care research.
Developed and conducted in partnership with RUG members and other public contributors, the study examined in depth the role of PPI in 200 primary care projects and a survey of 191 researchers. Previous studies have tended to focus on extent and impact of PPI.
But knowing the quality of PPI is just as essential. This is the first study to investigate the quality and impact of PPI across a wide range of primary care research studies. The research team, including Clare Jinks and Steven
Blackburn, found that between 2008 and 2014, only a quarter( 24 %) of grant applications included PPI and less than half of studies( 46 %) provided details of PPI conducted during the study in their annual and / or final reports. Inconsistencies between the plans to conduct PPI during a study and the reported delivery of that activity were found.
There were also inconsistencies in PPI practice across research design and topics. Examples of good practice were evident, making a positive impact to research. However, the main cost of PPI for researchers was their time.
This study has highlighted the benefits, harms and costs( financial and non-financial) of PPI to produce a‘ Cost and Consequences Framework’ which may help others assess the impacts of PPI.
Furthermore, the findings and recommendations( coproduced with RUG members) have influenced the SPCR’ s current strategy and resources for PPI. The research is published in the journal Research Involvement and Engagement. https:// rdcu. be / 2r0l