1. How PPI could improve your research
Amanda Roberts, Lay Representative
Programme Grants for Applied Research

2. Flowers and the bees

3. My background

4. Patient & Public Involvement
INVOLVE defines public involvement in research as that being carried out ‘with or by’ members of the public rather than ‘to, about or for’ them. We use the term PPI to refer to patients, potential patients, carers and people who use health and social care services.

5. Researcher’s view

6. Why Mandatory Scrutiny Nothing to me without me Lived experience
Skills
Improved recruitment and retention
Meaningful outcomes
Impact

7. Application preparation
Reflect reality
Credibility

8. During the trial Trial Management Group Patient Input Platform
Trial Steering Group

9. Added value
Rich patient experience data

10. Legacy Collaborations for impact Social Media Commissioners
Patient groups
Politicians

11. Resources
Lay reviewer learning course: centre/learning-and-development/public-reviewing-with-the- national-institute-for-health-research-nihr/
INVOLVE information for researchers: out-more/how-to-involve-people/information-for-researchers/
GRIPP2 tool to improve reporting in Patient Involvement:
National Standards for Public Involvement: public-involvement/