Patient and public involvement
“I feel like I’ve contributed in a small part to making the world a better place”
– Susan, NIHR ARC West public contributor
Young People’s Advisory Group
Bristol’s Young People’s Advisory Group, also known as ‘YPAG’, is made up of young people interested in contributing to health and care research. It was founded as part of Generation R, a national initiative by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
PPI resources
Tools and advice on how to run your patient and public involvement, including advice on working effectively with public contributors from the contributors themselves, the PPI impact log, creating better involvement ads and co-producing research.
Research conversations
Take part in one of our regular research conversations sessions run by People in Health West of England, where members of the public can hear about local research projects and give researchers feedback on their work.
Ask a question
Need support with your patient and public involvement? Submit your request via our form and we’ll aim to respond within two weeks.
Recent news
Upcoming PPI events
Research conversations: Predicting the risk of anxiety and depression developing in early life
NIHR Webinar Series – Involving children and young people in an evidence synthesis around prevention of childhood obesity
Research conversations: Exploring the relationship between personal assistants and the people they support
Research conversation: Exploring how to reduce treatments that don’t work or aren’t cost-effective
Research conversations: Using virtual reality to treat post-stroke shoulder pain
Research conversations: Talking to secondary school children sensitively about weight
Keep up to date with involvement opportunities in the West of England
Our public involvement team is part of a regional network called People in Health West of England (PHWE). They regularly send out opportunities for people to get involved in research.
National involvement opportunities
Nationally, you can search opportunities and sign up to receive notifications and newsletters on the NIHR’s People in Research website.