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The Safety In Numbers Group aims to connect everyday people with health research. We want to listen to, involve and work together with lots of different people who are interested in healthcare and want to make a difference.
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Read moreWhat Is The Safety In Numbers Group?
What Is The Safety In Numbers Group?
The Safety In Numbers Group aims to connect everyday people with health research.
We want to listen to, involve and work together with lots of different people who are interested in healthcare and want to make a difference.
The group was formed 2017 as a diverse community of people interested in getting involved, engaging with other people from all walks of life and contributing to priorities, planning, design and delivery of research; working towards a better and safer healthcare system.
Who Can Get Involved?
Who Can Get Involved?
Who can join and get involved in the Safety In Numbers Group?
Anyone interested in creating a better and safer healthcare, including patients, carers and relatives
We are also interested in trying to help staff de-clutter safely by removing activities that add burden without benefit.
Your experiences, Your ideas and Your views can ensure the public’s concerns and expertise are embedded within research culture, and within the design and delivery of all research.
How Do I Get Involved?
How Do I Get Involved?
How can you get involved and what are the benefits?
There are lots of ways to get involved including via email, post or attending online and in person meetings/workshops. You can be involved as little or as much as you like for example:
- Attending meetings/workshops/events
- Sharing your experiences of being involved in health research via a blog post
- Joining discussion groups
- Taking part in surveys/opinion polls
- Being a part of ‘patient advisory group’ for a specific research project
- Helping in deciding the priority research questions
- Creating engaging creative activities
- Becoming a community connector
- Becoming an advocate of the Safety In Numbers Group and many more ways.
As well as your contribution to helping others, it is also a great chance to meet new people, learn about current research and how it works, contribute to knowledge for future healthcare, build confidence and could be great for your CV.
We also make sure we have food and refreshments available and are able to provide vouchers and travel expenses as a token of thanks for your time.