AuthorsBates ~ AmandaAs a Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Officer for the NIHR Research Design Service South East, Amanda Bates works with service users to promote their involvement in research design, and also works with them to review funding applications. Amanda also advises researchers about involving service users in research design, from reviewing recruitment strategies to disseminating results.View all articles by this authorPandya-Wood ~ RakshaSenior Research Fellow and Regional Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in Research Lead, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Research Design Service East Midlands (RDS EM). Raksha Pandya-Wood oversees all PPI work of the RDS EM across the region. This includes: managing the reviewing process for pre protocol work bursaries; delivering the region’s PPI workshops aimed at researchers; arranging input from lay people for the Scientific Committee; and providing advice and support on PPI in research bids. Raksha is writing up her PhD which used interviews and the Delphi Technique to explore the impact of PPI in cancer research usability.View all articles by this author