PLAIN ENGLISH SUMMARY Patient and public involvement (PPI) in research is very important, and funders and the NHS all expect this to happen. What this means in practice, and how to make it really successful, is therefore an important research question. This article analyses the experience of a research team using PPI, and makes recommendations on strengthening PPI in research. There were differ...

this commentary considers the potential role of patient and public involvement in implementation. developing an analytical thread from the resource-based view of the firm, we argue that this involvement may create unique resources that have the capacity to enhance the impact of implementation activity for healthcare organisations.

Introduction The Patient Perspective is an initiative to include the testimonials of patients or their representatives at time initial recommendation health technology assessment (HTA) processes developed by National Committee for Health Technology Incorporation in Brazilian Public System (CONITEC). It allows these actors be involved prior public consultation. This action articulated with a fra...

This commentary considers the potential role of patient and public involvement in implementation. Developing an analytical thread from the resource-based view of the Firm, we argue that this involvement may create unique resources that have the capacity to enhance the impact of implementation activity for healthcare organisations.

BACKGROUND Understanding quality improvement from a patient perspective is important for delivering patient-centred care. Yet the ways patients define quality improvement remains unexplored with patients often excluded from improvement work. We examine how patients construct ideas of 'quality improvement' when collaborating with healthcare professionals in improvement work, and how they use the...

Abstract Background Increasing the accessibility of public and patient involvement (PPI) in health research for people from diverse backgrounds is important ensuring all voices are heard represented. Critiques PPI being dominated by ‘the usual suspects’ reflect concerns over barriers to faced minority groups or non-professional backgrounds. Yet, what has received less attention how undertaking ...

Abstract Background Patient and public involvement (PPI) can help with steering shaping research prioritisation execution. However, some groups of people may not be encouraged to take part their voices seldom listened in the production research. This is important consider because they have poorer healthcare experiences. We tried using art as a vehicle for including individuals necessarily invit...