Involvement in Research for Patient Benefit: Development of PPI throughout the programme’s history

2012 Conference

Abstract: The Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme is one of the National Institute for Health Research funding schemes, which funds regionally derived research projects in health services and social care. Launched in 2006, the programme has been in operation for over five years now. Patient and public involvement (PPI) has been embedded in the programme since its inception; however this was a new area to many involved, including to the programme management team, committee members and the applicants. The understanding of and implementation of patient and public involvement has developed enormously throughout the programme during this five year period.

This poster will provide an evaluation of how the level and nature of PPI has changed throughout the programme’s first five years and will outline the plan and future direction for further development of PPI in the programme.