Sophie Elizabeth

Public Partnerships manager at the NIHR 👩🏻‍💻 Wellbeing, foodie, music lover 🧘🏻‍♀️

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...and that's a wrap! 🎁 We #wrapped 2023 public partnerships for you.

Take a look at our #PPI highlights and how we've been improving how we work with patients and the public this year. 📅

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Glad to have co-written this blog on a very important topic! 👇👇👇

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Why is it important to involve unpaid carers in research?

Services impact carers differently than the people they care for. But the perspectives of carers, are equally important.

Find out more about why in our #CarersWeek blog: https://t.co/sUI6Oi0k8s

#CarersInResearch

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Take a look at this new blog from three public contributors: They give an Asian women’s perspective on why research inclusion leads to better outcomes

https://t.co/CGgnzbny2Z

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@Zoe_AGray Thanks Zoe!🌟

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Really happy and proud of have delivered this work to create two sets of tips to help the meaningful involvement of carers in research! These tips were co-produced with carers for carers - please do check them out!🤩 #CarersInResearch

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To improve the involvement of carers in research, we've co-produced two sets of “top tips” about involving carers in research or being involved in research, depending on who you are!

Take a look at tips for researchers: https://t.co/6XypyxK5XY

#CarersInResearch

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And discover the tips for carers: https://t.co/xzdxvvPKYM

#CarersInResearch

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Research is better when it is carried out in partnership with the people it will impact – patients and the public. 

Hear from Una as she shares a day in her life - from what being a public contributor means, to how you could help to shape research: https://t.co/vVf8XzguCx

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Some great tips for involving carers in research #CarersInResearch

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1/9 Getting involved in research can be a burden for carers. They have complex lives and research is not the only thing they will be doing.

There are important things for researchers to consider – a 🧵:

#CarersInResearch

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Today we’re sharing this poem about a Black man’s experience of systemic inequalities in healthcare’s “Toxic Corridors”. We believe it’s important to hear these voices and for health and care organisations like NIHR to help address these inequities. 1/2

https://t.co/WeOaxerzut

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Carers have an important and unique voice in research - read our latest report with @NIHRSSCR to hear from carers engaged in research funded by the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) #CarersInResearch 👇👇👇

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Involving carers in research – if done right – will significantly improve the quality and outcomes of research.

Learn from carers what could improve their experience of involvement, take a look at this report: https://t.co/2WEqQko92S

#CarersInResearch @NIHRSSCR

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People affected by research can make sure studies are useful. Often researchers focus on people living with a condition. But studies also benefit from the perspectives of carers.

Read about NIHR-research that has involved carers: https://t.co/flH5EDn8WL

#CarersInResearch

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Are you a #PublicHealth, #SocialCare or health professional? Are you interested in finding out about how you could add research to your career, but unsure of where to start? Play our #YourPathInResearch game now to get started on your journey! https://t.co/jKjT7iOjcw

[Sophie Elizabeth @SophF_Elizabeth]

This collection highlights the impact a caring role can have on people, explores how the health and care system could support carers and importantly demonstrates the value of carers’ views in research👇👇 #CarersInResearch

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“Being a family carer is not something I set out to do or be – it crept up on me.”

Many of us take it on ourselves to support family or friends in need. What research is being done to support carers? Find out in our Collection: https://t.co/flH5ED5y5d

#CarersInResearch

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@DiabetesUK @Kaumee fyi, a collaboration between NIHR and Diabetes UK (in relation to our chat about careers earlier)

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As part of #CarersWeek 2022, we’re partnering with @NIHRSSCR on a webinar exploring  the experiences of unpaid carers involved in health and social care research.

Sign up here: https://t.co/HMEcWCNaDg

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Excited to see this published! Wonderful resource and work from NIHR colleagues 🤩

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Join the TrialBlazers! Show your support for those who volunteer to get involved in studies and trials. Add a Twibbon https://t.co/22IlFhq8zr

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Learn more about a project looking to improve access to healthcare for women who have experienced trauma. The team used the principles of co-production and worked with women with lived experience of complex needs from the start: https://t.co/AsCVSkTNwY

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Do you have an interest in health and social care research? Do you have lived experience of a condition, or are a carer or have a general interest in health or research? The NIHR are seeking a public contributor board member for the Impact Advisory Board.
https://t.co/qCiohYDyYX

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Have you or a loved one been affected by cancer? Are you looking for an opportunity to do something different?

@CR_UK are looking for people to join their Cancer Insights Panel. Use your experience to influence Cancer Research UK's work. Apply here: https://t.co/twveDWaGcA