Public and Patient Involvement and Engagement
Putting living and lived experience at the heart of research and service improvement
What is public and patient involvement and engagement?
The SDF Research and Peer Engagement team supports organisations to t involvement and engagement (PPIE).
Our support can include:
- Establishing and facilitating living and lived experience advisory groups
- Designing and delivering consultations and engagement activity
- Sense checking project materials, communications and findings
- Supporting living and lived experience representation on steering groups
- Embedding meaningful involvement throughout research and service development
Whether you are at the beginning of a project or looking for input at a specific stage, we can help you build involvement that is ethical, effective and impactful
From shaping project design to reviewing findings and improving delivery, we help ensure the voices of people most affected are heard throughout the process.
“We can be involved from a project’s inception right through to delivery, or at key stages along the way. We believe projects are most effective when PPIE is built in from the beginning, ensuring living and lived experience at the heart of research, policy and service improvement.”
Katy MacLeod, Research and Peer Engagement Programme Manager at SDF
Training and support
We also provide training for organisations looking to strengthen their approach to PPIE.
Training topics include:
- Meaningful and ethical involvement
- Trauma-informed engagement
- Supporting participants in PPIE work
- Building inclusive and accessible participation
- Good practice in co-production and collaboration
We can tailor training to the needs of your team, organisation or project.
We are proud to have worked with:
- Kings College London
- University of Bristol
- University of Dundee
- University of Edinburgh
- University of Glasgow
- University of Stirling
- Glasgow Caledonian University
- Healthcare Improvement Scotland
- Public Health Scotland
Get in touch!
If you would like support with an upcoming or ongoing project, we would love to hear from you.
Submit a request to work with the SDF PPIE team: