The INVOLVE Strategic Plan 2007-2011 set the direction for INVOLVE work over the last five years. We are currently developing a new Strategic Plan for 2012-15.

Each year, we develop an Operational Plan (April – March) which sets out a work programme to deliver our strategic objectives.

Some of our work continues from one year to the next.  For example:

• supporting the development of public involvement across the National Institute for Health Research
• managing and developing this website and the People in Research website
• supporting the work of invoNET a forum for people with an interest in researching and building an evidence base on active public involvement in research
• speaking about public involvement in research with researchers, research organisations and members of the public.

Some of our work is project based.  For example, this year we are:

• updating one of our key publications ‘Briefing Notes for Researchers’ to become an online resource for researchers
• developing a web based training and support resource providing advice and good practice information for people developing training and support
• exploring a shared understanding of public involvement in research with journal editors to engage more effectively with academic journals.

For more information about our current work read our Operational Plan 2011-12