Patients and the Public: how to get involved
Background
As well as the public taking part in our research as participants (research volunteers), there are many other opportunities for patients, carers and the public to get involved as advisors and contributors to our research and improvement teams. This involvement brings different perspectives that help shape our priorities, the methods we use to reach out to communities, and how best to share findings for greatest impact. There are also opportunities for people to become co-researchers and be supported to conduct some of the research.
Current opportunities for involvement
Find out about joining one of the groups that have been set up to advise our research and improvement programmes:
Volunteer Research champion at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
As a Volunteer Research Champion you will help the research department to spread the word about health and care research to patients and the public.
volunteer.information@bthft.nhs.uk
Yorkshire Quality and Safety Research Group/ Improvement Academy
Factors that drive patient safety, and how to improve.
Group:
Quality & Safety Patient Panel
Contact(s):
Claire Marsh
Claire.marsh@yhia.nhs.uk
Act Early
Improve the health and opportunities for children living in Bradford and Tower Hamlets.
Group:
PRAG
Contact(s):
Shahid Islam
Shahid.islam@bthft.nhs.uk
Born in Bradford’s Better Start
Understand the effects of early-life interventions on children’s health and development.
Group:
Community Research Action Group
Contact(s):
Farwa Batool
Farwa.Batool@bthft.nhs.uk
Age of Wonder
A seven-year project capturing the journey through adolescence and adulthood for all teenagers in Bradford.
Group:
Young Ambassadors
Contact(s):
David Ryan
David.Ryan@bthft.nhs.uk
Born in Bradford
Finding out what keeps families healthy and happy by tracking the lives of over 40,000 Bradfordians.
Group:
Parent Governors Group
Contact(s):
David Ryan
David.Ryan@bthft.nhs.uk
Other programmes with active involvement opportunities are:
Youth Resilience Programme
Contact(s):
Sufyan Dogra / Ross Kerr
Sufyan.Dogra@bthft.nhs.uk / Rosslyn.Kerr@bthft.nhs.uk
JU:MP (Join Us: Move Play)
Contact(s):
Maria Frazer
m.frazer@bradford.ac.uk
Yorkshire & Humber Patient Safety Research Collaboration
jenni.murray@bthft.nhs.uk
Academic Unit for Ageing and Stroke research
We conduct high quality research to inform changes in policy and to services. Our aim is to improve the health and wellbeing of older people, stroke survivors and their carers.
Gillian.Thornton@bthft.nhs.uk / Mohammed.Rauf@bthft.nhs.uk
