Through this engagement and participation comes a building of relationships, opportunities to have conversations, and learning from one another. This then helps to ensure public involvement can meaningfully shape or influence research, rather than being brought in after all the decisions have already been made.
Find out how involvement from the Safety In Numbers Group and Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement have helped researchers with patient safety projects.
“I want to do this because I know how it’s going to make a change in my community.” Community Researcher
Read about the projects and the difference you’ve made here.