Involving members of the public in health and social care research is known as public involvement or patient and public involvement (PPI).  Public involvement can help to make sure that:

• Research addresses public/patient/service user concerns and needs;
• Information about research is communicated clearly;
• Research is informed by the views of those it is intended to benefit; and
• Findings are shared with people who can use the information to improve care and services. 

The workshop is for: Anyone who is interested in getting involved in health and social care research as a member of the public, or who has recently got involved. This includes patients, service users, family members, carers, and community members. We call anyone who gets involved in research a 'public contributor'. 

What to expect: An interactive morning workshop online.  The workshop will introduce public involvement in health and social care research, including what would be expected of you and you can expect of others.  Some of the sessions will be:

• Discussing a possible research topic
• Expectations and practical information
• Tips from experienced public contributors
• Getting feedback and knowing what difference you've made 

The workshop will be delivered by the public involvement team at People in Health West of England including public contributors.

Register for the workshop on Eventbrite here.