Our Latest News

PLRH quarterly: January

Tuesday January 8, 2019

We’re starting 2019 with a new PLRH newsletter! Find the first issue here, and subscribe here if you’d like to join our mailing list. Please email us with your feedback or relevant contributions for upcoming issues.

NIHR PPI survey

Monday December 17, 2018

Have you taken part in Patient & Public Involvement (PPI) activities for the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) this year? If so, please take 15 minutes to complete their anonymous survey to feedback on your experiences. The survey is open until 7 January 2019.  PPI activities may include: work at an NIHR centres or […]

University of Cambridge Medical Library

Monday December 17, 2018

We are pleased to announce that our literature review and early proposal development is now supported by both the University of Cambridge Medical Library, and Royal Papworth NHS Foundation Trust Outreach Librarians. This will benefit our efficiency in developing proposals, as well as add new training opportunities for patient organisations. 

Public Engagement Starter Fund success

Thursday October 25, 2018

We are delighted to receive a 2018 Public Engagement Starter Fund award from the University of Cambridge Public Engagement team! We collaborated with Ring 20 Research & Support UK on our application, and the funds will be used to run a workshop with academics, medics, and patient experts to develop an r(20) trial using ketogenic […]

BSSA 2018 Research Award success

Saturday October 6, 2018

Our co-produced funding application to the British Sjögren’s Syndrome Association’s 2018 Research Award has been successful! This grant will help us create an online patient portal to allow patients to interact with their own health data, use symptom trackers, and input trial data. We aim to use the portal as a platform for a patient led […]

NCCPE Public Engagement Professionals Network

Tuesday September 25, 2018

The National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement is launching a public engagement professionals network (PEP Network) on 1 October. The Network aims to support public engagement professionals across the UK working in higher education and research to access training and development, peer support, and to share resources. We attended an information ‘taster session’ in Cambridge, […]