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Anthony has been involved in health research as a lay representative for about seven years. He started off by volunteering as a research participant and was then invited to join groups as a PPI representative.
Anthony is a retired teacher and education inspector. He has two children aged 43 and 41. Ethnic background: White British.
Brin has been involved in PPI in health research for about seven years. He became involved after he had a stroke.
Brin is married with three children, aged 26, 24 and 23. He worked as a secondary school teacher and took early retirement after a stroke. Ethnic background: White/British.
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.
Dave became involved in PPI in health research around three years ago after he was diagnosed with cancer.
Dave is a retired vehicle delivery driver. He is married and has two grown-up children, aged 44 and 42, and three grandchildren. Ethnic background: White/English.
Hazel has been involved in health research as a lay representative for about 6 years. She joined the Medicines for Children Research Network after beginning a long-term campaign to encourage the health service to provide syringes for parents for administering medication to children.
Hazel is married and has three children, aged 36, 31 and 29. She works voluntarily with a charity for children with heart conditions and their families. Ethnic background: Caucasian/European.
Margaret became a PPI representative about three years ago after she was diagnosed with cancer. At that stage PPI in cancer research hadn't been established in Northern Ireland, and she was invited to get involved in implementing it.
Margaret is widowed and has one daughter aged 30. She is retired now, but previously worked providing information and support to patients undergoing radiotherapy. Ethnic background: White British.
Marney has been involved in health research as a lay representative for about 18 months. She became involved after she had a stroke.
Marney works as a maths teacher and tutor. Ethnic background: White/British.
Catherine had been looking after her daughter who was hospitalised after an episode of septic arthritis in her leg when she saw an ad for a PPI member on an allergy, immunity and infection panel. She successfully applied and has been a member for over three years.
Catherine is a self-employed telesales consultant. She is widowed and lives with her 14 year old daughter. 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.
Charles has been involved in patient and public involvement in health research for about three years. The majority of his involvement has been in orthopaedic research.
Charles is married and has two grown-up children, aged 44 and 42. He is retired from his job as a research manager. Ethnic background: White British.
