Checklist

Have you, the researcher, provided public contributors with:

  • Timely information about the proposed project, ahead of the first meeting
  • An agreed reasonable time frame for them to review documentation
  • Dates, times and venues or electronic platforms for meetings
  • A point of contact in the research team
  • Clarity about actions required as a result of each meeting
  • A role descriptor outlining your shared expectations and responsibilities
  • Minutes, actions and timelines throughout the project
  • Feedback on the impact that their contribution is having
  • An opportunity for discussion about their experience of being involved and improvements that could be made
  • Feedback about progress or whether an application has failed
  • An opportunity for ongoing review of their contribution using the Cube evaluation framework (information included within the guidance document) or public involvement impact log