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Maria's daughter Jade has experienced several episodes of flu or flu-like illness since being diagnosed with Diabetes Type 1 at 6. Maria manages the episodes at home as much as possible and would like more information from the health professionals of how at-risk children may be affected by flu or flu-like illness.
Maria is 48 and lives with her husband and 2 children. She works as a quality manager. Ethnic background: White British.
Naomi's daughter was initially diagnosed with asthma when she was 2. She was subsequently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was 3 and later diagnosed with Coeliac Disease. Her daughter has suffered one episode of flu like illness for which she was hospitalised.
Naomi is 39 and lives with her two children. She works part-time as a self-employed hairdresser. Ethnic background: White British.
Ruth's daughter was diagnosed with asthma at 18 months. It's triggered by colds and viruses and she has been ill with a flu-like illness several times. Ruth and her husband have learnt to manage the episodes through close monitoring of the symptoms, increasing her medication and hospitalizing her when necessary.
Ruth is 36 and lives with her husband and two children. She works as a Project Manager but is currently on maternity leave. Ethnic background: White British.
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Dr Kay Wang is a GP and researcher in the Nuffield Department of Primary Health Care Sciences, University of Oxford.
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.
David is the co-director of a surgical trials unit. Ethnic background: White British.
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.
Bernadette is a clinical and academic haemotologist. Ethnic background: White Other.
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.
John is a professor of clinical cardiology. Ethnic background: White Scottish.
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.
Jo is a research fellow in patient and public involvement. Ethnic background: White British.
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.
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...
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.
Carl is a professor of evidence-based medicine and is also a GP. Ethnic background: White British.
