Link | Description | Date added |
|---|---|---|
| Guidance for planning virtual public and patient involvement activities | Following the social distancing measures introduced by the UK Governmental bodies in response to the Covid-19 pandemic the use virtual platforms, for example Zoom and Microsoft teams, to deliver patient and public involvement activities has increased. In light of this trend, the Research Design Service North West (RDS NW) Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) team has developed the this guidance to assist those planning virtual platform-based PPI activities. | 23 October, 2020 |
| NIHR Learn | NIHR Learn offers a range of courses to develop your knowledge of clinical research and support you to do what you do best. | 24 August, 2020 |
| In a nutshell: how to write a lay summary | Provided by ELSEVIER this article covers the benefits of writing your research for a general audience. It also describes how to do this. | 26 May, 2020 |
| NIHR School for Social Care Research: Methods Reviews | Provided by the NIHR School for Social Care (SSCR), this website provides a number of reviews of a method and its application to social care research. | 12 May, 2020 |
| RDS Blog: Public involvement during a pandemic: how we are supporting researchers | As we have found in recent weeks, being socially isolated does not mean communities have to stop communicating. A UK-wide team of Research Design Service (RDS) experts and public contributors have put together this advice to help you continue your public involvement and adapt to virtual or remote working during this time. | 12 May, 2020 |
| COVID-19 resources and relevant methodological approaches | Research Design Service North West has worked with RDS colleagues across the country to collate appropriate/relevant methodological approaches for research studies being designed or delivered during the COVID-19, or any pandemic. Find all the resources listed on this web page, | 6 May, 2020 |
| Different experiences: A framework for considering who might be involved in research | This NIHR INVOLVE produced guidance intends to be used as a framework to help make decisions about who might be involved and why. This guidance does not address the question of ‘how’ best to involve these different perspectives. | 17 April, 2020 |
| RDS SC: Top tips for carrying out PPI activities during COVID-19 | Research Design Service South Central have provided some tips for carrying out Public Involvement activities during COVID-19 | 16 April, 2020 |
| How do I hold a Public Involvement meeting using virtual tools? | NIHR School for Primary Care Research website providing tips and tricks on holding Public Involvement meetings using virtual tools. | 30 March, 2020 |
| Your Research Design Service Journey | Your Research Design Service (RDS) journey - You have a research idea What next? Find out how the RDS can support researchers at all stages of preparing funding applications. | 30 March, 2020 |
