Profiles

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David

David is the co-director of a surgical trials unit. When he first started doing research he was sceptical about involvement and felt reluctant to speak to patients. However, since he was asked to join the James Lind Alliance he developed a different way of thinking and now sees involvement positively.

  • Background

    David is the co-director of a surgical trials unit. Ethnic background: White British.

  • Age at interview 49
  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Bernadette

    Bernadette has been involving patients and members of the public in research for about 6 months, although as a doctor, she feels she's always been involving them to some extent. Bernadette is now leading a James Lind Alliance priority setting partnership in rare inherited anaemias.

  • Background

    Bernadette is a clinical and academic haemotologist. Ethnic background: White Other.

  • Age at interview 39
  • Sex/Gender Female
  • John

    John's primary research interest is in heart failure. He has involved patients by getting them to review information sheets and endorsing his research ideas.

  • Background

    John is a professor of clinical cardiology. Ethnic background: White Scottish.

  • Age at interview 59
  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Jo

    Jo's role is to facilitate involvement and to conduct research. She has been involving patients and members of the public in research for approximately four years.

  • Background

    Jo is a research fellow in patient and public involvement. Ethnic background: White British.

  • Age at interview 50
  • Sex/Gender Female
  • Andy

    Andy is responsible for patient and public involvement in research. He also conducts related academic work. He has been involving patients and members of the public in for approximately eight years.

  • Background

    At the time of interview, Andy worked with one of the Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC). But he is now an Associate Professor of Patient...

  • Age at interview 49
  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Carl

    Carl says he has been involving patients since he went to medical school and that you can't do research to improve patient care without involving them.

  • Background

    Carl is a professor of evidence-based medicine and is also a GP. Ethnic background: White British.

  • Age at interview 46
  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Eric and Ceri

    Ceri is responsible for encouraging and supporting the involvement of patients and members of the public in research, and her doctoral work was about involvement. She came to academia after working as a community development officer. Eric previously worked for a social research company in which there was a big emphasis on involvement. They have been involving people in their work for about 14 and 11 years respectively.

  • Background

    Eric and Ceri work together. They are health services researchers working in emergency care. Ethnic background: White British.

  • Anne

    Anne has been involving patients for several years in a range of projects. She is currently working on a large scale study in which a panel of patients and the public is involved.

  • Background

    Anne has been involving patients for several years in a range of projects. She is currently working on a large scale study in which a panel of patients and the...

  • Age at interview 32
  • Sex/Gender Female
  • Jim

    The aim of Jim's role is to promote and advance public involvement in research within his organisation and in research in general. He has been involving patients and members of the public for about 20 years.

  • Background

    Jim is the Public Involvement Lead at the Health Research Authority. Ethnic background: White British.

  • Age at interview 52
  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Stuart

    Stuart is a practicing paediatrician, but the majority of his job is in conducting research. He also teaches. He has been involving patients and members of the public for about 26 years.

  • Background

    Stuart is a Professor of Paediatric Epidemiology and the Director of one of the regional CLAHRCs (Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care). Ethnic background: White Other.

  • Age at interview 59
  • Sex/Gender Male