
Dr Christine Smith
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Dr Christine Smith
@CMSmith215
Public Involvement Consultant. All views my own.


We’ve been busy with our new initiative, SHARC. Please meet some of our new Research Patient & Public Involvement Panel, helping us & our researchers. We held a full days training on Monday to learn about their involvement. @NIHRinvolvement @NIHR_ARC_YH @CMSmith215 @joycefoxxxx






Our Co-Patient & Public Involvement & Engagement Lead, Christine Smith, shares a blog about The Reaching Out Initiative. Bridging gaps and fostering meaningful relationships between Gypsy and Traveller Communities. Read more: tinyurl.com/2um52z9y #focusmonth







New #LunchAndLearn webinar with @CMSmith215 @NIHR_ARC_YH on "Why Do I Need to Think About Equalities Impact Assessments?" Christine will discuss increasing diversity in research and using Equality Impact Assessments. Register: YHARC@bthft.nhs.uk @BiBresearch @NIHRARCs


This is a trifecta of complicated things! We've got public involvement, implementation research and multiple long term conditions. Our new blog talks about how we have worked with our public contributors in four #MLTC projects

Learn why involving patients, carers and the public in healthcare design is crucial, especially for those with multiple long-term conditions #MLTC. Latest blog by the #PPI leads and project public contributors from the @NIHRARCs national MLTC projects. 🔗arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news-events/ne…

What’s the value of animation for explaining complicated academic concepts? And involving public contributors to help? We worked with statistical methodologists to find out - and here’s the paper that details the process & impact 👇





We know that most research papers dont really get read once they're published. Even by researchers (no time, too much information/noise...). So whats the most effective way to disseminate research about PPIE? How do you get your information to the people that need to know?