Public Involvement
The ongoing involvement of citizens and people is very important to Connected Bradford’s success. We want any involvement we have with anyone to be positive and we welcome any feedback you have for us.
Our PPIE group welcomes NHS patients, carers, public contributors, and individuals actively participating in the study.
The benefits of joining our PPIE group:
Better research that matters to people
By involving the public in our work, we ensure that our research addresses the questions that genuinely matter to communities in Bradford. This leads to findings that are more relevant and more likely to improve the services people use.
Building and maintaining trust
By overseeing and guiding our work, you can see firsthand the safeguards we have in place and hold us accountable. This transparency helps build the trust that’s essential for programmes like ours to succeed.
Reaching everyone in our community
Bradford is a diverse city, and different communities may have different concerns, priorities and ways of engaging with health services. Public involvement helps us understand these differences and ensure our work benefits everyone—not just those who are easiest to reach.
Improving how we communicate
Our PPIE members help us explain our work in ways that make sense to everyone. They review our materials, challenge jargon, and help us communicate clearly about complex topics like data protection and research methods.
Dates of Connected Bradford Patient and Public Involvement Meetings: (via Teams or in person)
| Date | Time | Location |
| Wednesday 13th May | 2-3 | Observatory, Wolfson Building |
| Monday 10th August | 11-12 | Observatory, Wolfson Building |
| Wednesday 11th November | 2-3 | Meeting Room 1, Wolfson Building |
In addition, Connected Bradford research has a standing agenda item on various community groups including:
BIB Parent Governors meetings
https://borninbradford.nhs.uk/about-us/our-parent-governors
BIB Young Ambassadors
https://borninbradford.nhs.uk/about-us/young-ambassadors
Age of Wonder Community
https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk/born-in-bradford-age-of-wonder-project
Contact cBradford@bthft.nhs.uk
Connected Bradford: Participating Organisation Information
By collaborating with Connected Bradford, your organisation will contribute to making care services more efficient and streamlined and improve health, care and services through better research and planning for everyone in Bradford. Find out more om the Information Leaflet for Organisations
Connected Bradford: Patient Information
We take patient confidentiality seriously at Connected Bradford. When handling healthcare data, we never access any information that could identify individual patients. All data is carefully protected and anonymised, ensuring your privacy is always protected while enabling vital health research that benefits our communities.
Connected Bradford adheres to the Five Safes framework, an internationally recognised approach designed to uphold strong data‑protection standards. It covers:
Safe people: access is limited to verified researchers with appropriate training.
Safe projects: only work that demonstrates value for public health and communities is authorised.
Safe settings: all analysis takes place within a secure environment, ensuring NHS data doesn’t leave the trusted and secure environment.
Safe data: information is anonymised so individuals cannot be directly recognised.
Safe outputs: results are reviewed carefully to confirm that no personal details can be inferred.
Find out more about 5 Safes in the video below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwDGdaGoHrA&t=32s
Find out more detailed information on how we collect and utilise data in our Information Leaflet for Patients (for Connected Bradford Research Database (CBRD) also known as Connected Yorkshire and Public Information Leaflet (for both CBRD and HERD)
Connected Bradford: Learn more about the program
Data Saves Lives & Connected Bradford Information poster
Information Poster about Connected Bradford