Power to the people …

The event was put on by colleagues from INVOLVE, Centre for Public Engagement, Kingston University and St George’s, University of London and University College London Centre for Co-production in Health Research. We were supported by Academic Health Sciences Network for Kent, Surrey and Sussex and National Institute for Health Research Design Service London. We are grateful to our speakers, attendees and followers on Twitter for making the day a successful one. The sharing of power is the key principle in co-producing research and this is reflected in guidance co-produced by INVOLVE and colleagues from National Institute for Health Research and beyond. The event was an opportunity to explore the power sharing aspect of co-production. It was also an opportunity for people to showcase their work and to network. Finally, with attendees including public members, researchers, healthcare practitioners and staff from National Institute for Health Research, it provided a platform for us to talk, learn from and challenge each other. As was acknowledged during the event sharing power can be challenging. There were many observations and potential opportunities raised during the event, too many to list them all here but here are a small number of them: Simon Denegri, National Director for Patients, Carers and the Public, National Institute for Health Research kicked off the day and posed a series of questions including how do make sure that co-produced research becomes an accepted and ...
Source: BioMed Central Blog - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Medicine Publishing Co-production in research Research Involvement and Engagement Source Type: blogs