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The impact of public involvement. Sarah Buckland Director INVOLVE sbuckland@invo.org.uk www.invo.org.uk. INVOLVE. National advisory group. Funded by the Department of Health, since 1996 INVOLVE is an National Institute for Health Research Programme Promotes active involvement
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The impact of public involvement Sarah Buckland Director INVOLVE sbuckland@invo.org.uk www.invo.org.uk
INVOLVE National advisory group. Funded by the Department of Health, since 1996 INVOLVE is an National Institute for Health Research Programme Promotes active involvement of the public in NHS, public health and social care research
Role of INVOLVE • Influencing policy and practice • Increasing awareness and sharing • experiences of others • - website • - newsletters • - databases • Giving advice and guidance • - publications • - enquiries
Who needs evidence / knowledge and why ? • Research commissioners and policy • makers • Researchers • Public e.g. service users and carers
What evidence / knowledge do we need? • examples • narratives • reflective accounts • evaluations • qualitative studies • quantitative studies
INVOLVE Database of projects • Examples of user controlled research • Examples of involvement in social • care research
InvoNET library (www.invo.org.uk/invoNET.asp) • Nature and extent of involvement in • health and social care research • Reflections on involvement • Impact of involvement • INVOLVE (2007) invoNET Bibliography Volume One
INVOLVE Impact Study: Aims • To identify the benefits and value of public involvement in research • To understand the best approaches to public involvement • To reflect and learn from the evidence / knowledge
INVOLVE Impact Study: Methods • Bibliography of resources • Review of the literature • Reflective analysis
Impact of involvement on: • research • research ethics • service users and carers involved • researchers • implementation and change
Sarah Buckland Director INVOLVE sbuckland@invo.org.uk www.invo.org.uk 02380 651088