Open AccessInvolving public and patients in research
Author(s) -
Veeru Kasivisvanathan,
Kate Williams
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
bulletin of the royal college of surgeons of england
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1478-7075
pISSN - 1473-6357
DOI - 10.1308/147363514x13964537912088
Subject(s) - general partnership , public involvement , public health , social care , medicine , nursing , public relations , family medicine , business , political science , finance
What does patient and public involvement (PPI) in research mean? The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) defines ‘patient and public’ as patients, potential patients, their carers, people who use health and social care services, and organisations that represent people who use these services. 1 The term ‘involvement’ refers to an active partnership between patients and public and researchers in the research process.