The awards were established to celebrate the vital role that public contributors, community partners, researchers and project teams play in shaping high-quality primary care research.
Forty-six nominations were submitted across three award categories, showcasing the breadth, diversity and impact of involvement activity taking place across the school.
The judging panel was hugely impressed by the quality of nominations received.
Across all three categories, nominations highlighted inspiring examples of partnership working, innovation, inclusivity, leadership and long-term commitment to public and community involvement. They showcased contributions that have shaped research priorities, strengthened study design and delivery, built lasting relationships with communities, and helped ensure that research is relevant to the people it seeks to benefit.
Judges were particularly struck by the range of approaches represented, from longstanding collaborations spanning many years to innovative new models for involving patients and communities in complex research programmes.
Collectively, the nominations demonstrated the exceptional commitment to meaningful involvement that exists across the SPCR and the significant impact that public and community contributors, researchers and project teams have on the quality and relevance of primary care research.
To recognise the exceptionally high standard of submissions, three levels of recognition were awarded in each category: Award Winners, Recognition of Excellence, and Highly Commended awards.
Bristol colleagues who were among the awardees:
- Caafi Health for the Health Research Ambassadors programme (Award for Outstanding Contribution by a Public or Community Partner - Recognition of Excellence)
- Chloe Shaw for creating safe, creative and trauma-informed opportunities in bereavement research (Award for Outstanding Contribution to Public and Community Involvement by an Early Career Researcher or Supporting Staff Member - Recognition of Excellence)
- Laura Jefferies - for commitment to supporting inclusive and meaningful public involvement within the REDUCE-HF study, which is investigating why some people are diagnosed with heart failure (HF) late or only after being admitted to hospital, rather than through their GP (Award for Outstanding Contribution to Public and Community Involvement by an Early Career Researcher or Supporting Staff Member - Highly commended)
- The whole REDUCE-HF study team, including CAPC colleagues Rachel Johnson, Charlotte James, Rachel Denholm, Olivia Skrobot and Laura Jefferies (Award for Outstanding Contribution to Public and Community Involvement by a Research Project or Team - Highly commended) with separate recognition for the study's PPIE core group given in the Award for Outstanding Contribution by a Public or Community Partner Involved in Research (Highly commended)
- Alisha Newman and the Caafi Health Health Research Ambassadors (In Partnership Project Team) in recognition of 'outstanding work in connecting researchers with communities that are often under-served by health research' (Award for Outstanding Contribution to Public and Community Involvement by a Research Project or Team - Recognition of Excellence)
Visit the NIHR SPCR website for full details.