Public involvement is an active partnership in which patients and the public meaningfully contribute to and collaborate in all aspects, types, and stages of research. Involvement - where people work with research organisations and are actively involved in research - is different from simply taking part in a research study as a participant.
We use the term ‘the public’ to include patients, services users, carers and loved ones, donors of tissue, cells and data and other interested members of the public. Also included are people with lived experience of one or more health conditions, whether they are current patients or not.
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Click on the charity profiles below to find links to the charities' webpages with information on how to get involved in their health research.
For the full list of our member charities please visit our member directory.
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