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ArticleResearch involvement and engagement2023

Then there were seven: a commentary on creating a public involvement strategy group for a policy research unit in behavioural science.

Dave Green, Val Bryant, Stuart Edwards, Caroline Kemp, Maisie McKenzie, Sudhir Shah, Irene Soulsby

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Article in Research involvement and engagement, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Authors and funding

7 authors.

Dave GreenPolicy Research Unit Behavioural Science, Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Baddiley-Clark Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, England, UK. davegreen06@gmail.com.
Val BryantPolicy Research Unit Behavioural Science, Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Baddiley-Clark Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, England, UK.
Stuart EdwardsPolicy Research Unit Behavioural Science, Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Baddiley-Clark Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, England, UK.
Caroline KempPolicy Research Unit Behavioural Science, Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Baddiley-Clark Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, England, UK.
Maisie McKenziePolicy Research Unit Behavioural Science, Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Baddiley-Clark Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, England, UK.
Sudhir ShahPolicy Research Unit Behavioural Science, Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Baddiley-Clark Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, England, UK.
Irene SoulsbyPolicy Research Unit Behavioural Science, Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Baddiley-Clark Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, England, UK.

Funding

National Institute for Health Research PR-PRU-1217-20501
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Unit in Behavioural Science (PRU-BS) was funded to inform government on the application of behavioural science in health and social care policy. What makes this unit different to other topic specific ones, was the wide range of its brief. Because of this, the PPI group would need to include a wide range of experience and expertise and be prepared to learn. We were a different type of public group for a different type of task. This paper deals with how we approached this. In this paper we outline how the PPI plan in the funding proposal for the PRU-BS was adapted to real world challenges. We describe the stages in the formation of the PPI Strategy Group and how a virtual platform was created to ensure good communication. We discuss our pragmatic approach of developing Terms of Reference and a PPI strategy document. Given the restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic we explain how we tackled PPI SG member induction sessions, meetings and training sessions. To illustrate how the group operates we provide an example of our involvement in a PRU-BS project. Central to our paper is the lessons we learned. We hope the challenges we met in forming the unique PPI SG, how these were overcome, and our recommendations will help others faced with a similar task.

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Behavioural ScienceHealth and social carePolicy researchPublic involvement

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PMID36739420
PMCPMC9899059

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