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Rosie has been involved in health research as a mental health service user for about 12 years. She began by working as a service user researcher after she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
Rosie is divorced. She is a PhD student researching patient and public involvement in research. Ethnic background: White British.
Anne has been interested in health research and has been a patient and public representative for many years. She is particularly interested in research that looks at how the environment influences health. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and a member of the Institute of Physics.
Anne has worked in optics and was a specialist contact lens consultant. She later moved into health research and physics. She is widowed. Ethnic background: White British.
Kath has been involved in PPI for 11 years. They got involved after her son died. They had been caring for him for 20 years. Kath's extensive involvement in PPI includes reviewing funding proposals for the National Institute for Health Research and Research for Patient Benefit. They are a member of the Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLARHC) for the South West Peninsula, through which they encourage patients and members of the public to suggest ideas for research.
Kath is single. They have one child who is 17 but sadly lost another child after a lengthy chronic illness. They work as a consultant, training lay people to understand...
