Archives: Resource

National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Cancer Research Network (NCRN): Support for lay members of the Consumer Liaison Group and Clinical Studies Groups

Planning training for involvement in a systematic review

The support needed by researchers and members of the public will very much depend on the situation. This section provides an overview of the different types of support that could be useful as well as the different ways of providing this support. It covers:

• What are support needs?
• Different types of support needs
• Different approaches to providing support
• Issues to think about before you start – support
• Budgeting for support
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This section provides general advice about planning training. We look at:

• Who benefits from training?
• What should training for members of the public cover?
• What should training for researchers cover?
• Different methods of training
• Issues to think about before you start – training
• Running training events or courses
• Budgeting for training events or courses
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Research User Support Worker – Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre

Introduction to patient and public involvement in research

Patient and Public Involvement module for researchers in MSc at King’s College, London University

Patient and Public Involvement module in an MSc Clinical Research programme

A peer interviewer is a person who has direct experience of the topic being researched and carries out interviews with others with a similar experience. This section describes the training and support that helps to maximise the benefits of this approach and enables people to be successful in this role. It covers:

• What is a peer interviewer?
• Training for peer interviewers
• Issues to think about before you start – training
• Support for peer interviewers
• Issues to think about before you start – support
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Members of the public undertake reviews of grant funding applications for research funders. They can draw on their knowledge and experience of a health condition or their use of health and social care services to inform their review. This section describes the training and support that helps to maximise the benefits of this approach and enables people to be successful in this role. It covers:

• What is a public reviewer?
• Training for public reviewers
• Issues to think about before you start – training
• Support for public reviewers
• Issues to think about before you start – support
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Project advisory groups are set up to advise on a specific research project. They are often small groups of four to six members of the public who help with all stages of the research. This section describes the training and support that helps to maximise the benefits of this approach and enables people to be successful in this role. It covers:

• What is a project advisory group?
• Training for advisory group members
• Issues to think about before you start – training
• Support for advisory group members
• Issues to think about before you start – support
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Research panels are often made up of around a dozen members of the public and are usually attached to a research unit or organisation. They may help researchers develop and design research projects at the early stages. This section describes the training and support that helps to maximise the benefits of this approach and enables people to be successful in this role. It covers:

• What is a research panel?
• Training for research panel members
• Issues to think about before you start – training
• Support for research panel members
• Issues to think about before you start – support
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