Dr Janet Diffin

Senior R&D Programme Manager ~ Health & Social Care Research & Development, NI

[National Institute for Health and Care Research @NIHRresearch]

Research is about people – and listening to research participants is key to understanding their experience.

Join us on 3 November, 1–2:30pm, to hear insights from the 2025/26 My Research Experience survey.

👉 https://t.co/VeZYA7OIOV

[National Institute for Health and Care Research @NIHRresearch]

Join us for the next webinar in our PPI in Action series on Wednesday 11 November at 10am, when we'll be looking at the topic of 'Reaching Those Often Missed: Vulnerable and Underserved Groups’.

Our speakers will be Professor Simon Moore and Megan Hamilton, and the session will be held on Zoom.

Register your place at https://t.co/VjX1QpT0Vn

[HSCRandD @HSCRandD]

💻@niphrn Finding Your Funding Webinar 💻
Insights from working at the interface between charities, researchers, funders and the public.
Presentations on #HSCRandD & #HRB funding opportunities.
🗓 19th November 2026.
⏰1–2pm💻 Online.
👇To Register, please see details below:👇

[NI Cancer Trials @nicancertrials]

Looking forward to Friday 23rd October Art Exhibition 😍 The MAC, 11-5pm. Celebrating community art from groups and events this year supporting Art with a Side of Conversation raising awareness of blood cancers and need for more trials in NI. Free! All welcome! @bloodcancer_uk

[NIHR Involvement @NIHRinvolvement]

Good science is inclusive. As we celebrate our 20th year, we’re also starting work on our Strategic Plan for Inclusion.

We know how important it is that plans like this aren't designed in isolation, so we'd like you to share your views in our short survey:https://t.co/xCPoIzAPFH

[HSCRandD @HSCRandD]

#EvidenceSynthesisIreland has a free 6-weeks online course on evidence synthesis reviews. Open to public, patients, carers & family members who want to get involved in health research. ESI is keen for people from Northern Ireland to join course. Register: https://t.co/rR5XvCAeIM

[HSCRandD @HSCRandD]

If you contribute to the design and delivery of health research in any way, please complete our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Training Needs Survey below.
Please onward share to people working or involved in research. 🫶
▶️https://t.co/ds3bxgEK5A
🗓️Closes: Friday 16 October.

[HSCRandD @HSCRandD]

✨Personal & Public Involvement Spotlight✨

A key priority from our 'Involvement Matters' Initiative with @LindAlliance was to promote and signpost existing #PPI resources.

Please see link to resources to help researchers make plans for PPI:
https://t.co/pRLBiFTbUv

[HSCRandD @HSCRandD]

#EvidenceSynthesisIreland has a free 6-weeks online course on evidence synthesis reviews. Open to public, patients, carers & family members who want to get involved in health research. ESI is keen for people from Northern Ireland to join course.
Register: https://t.co/rR5XvCAeIM

[HSCRandD @HSCRandD]

Art Exhibition: Improving access to blood cancer clinical trials for patients in Northern Ireland~ final artwork reveal!
Reflecting the diverse experiences, perspectives and voices shared throughout the project.
All welcome ~open invite~ participants, patients, carers & public.

[Joanne Sansome @joanne_sansome]

The cafe is filling up nicely, why not join us for a cuppa and a chat! #PPI_Matters 🫶

[Dr Janet Diffin @janetdiffin]

.@HSCRandD want to gain a better understanding of research practices relating to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in NI & identify learning needs. If you contribute to, or lead on the design or delivery research in NI, please complete this short survey

👉https://t.co/MjAfdROF5d

[Robbie Butler MLA @RobbieButlerMLA]

Exciting opportunity to be part of a collective voice. For more info

Email [email protected]

[Maelíosa Mc Crudden @maeliosa_mc]

Looking forward to this really important upcoming event, as part of the @PPI_Ignite_Net Festival. @HSCRandD @niphrn

[South Eastern Trust @setrust]

BREAKING NEWS!💊

Our Gastroenterology and Research Team at the Ulster Hospital has recruited the first participant in the UK to an international clinical trial exploring a potential new treatment for coeliac disease 🔬

🎥 Watch to find out more about this exciting research.

[HSCRandD @HSCRandD]

#cahpr seeks to establish new programmes of activity to reflect the needs of the #AHP community & would like to hear views on future work priorities & activities you think #CAHPR should be engaged in.
Please complete this survey:
https://t.co/wspGYu1kdC
🗓️Closes 11 October 2026.

[National Institute for Health and Care Research @NIHRresearch]

📣 Our Research Programme for Social Care (RPSC) is now accepting outline applications for the latest researcher-led funding opportunity.

🗓️ The RPSC team are hosting a webinar on 13 October 2026, 1:30–3:30pm to walk through the funding opportunity and answer questions. https://t.co/Ylo9fJnYnh

[Southern Trust @SouthernHSCT]

Today we opened our new Commercial Research Delivery Centre.
Professor Campbell reflects on what this means for the future of research, while clinical trial participant Mairead shares how taking part in a research study became her 'lifeline'.
https://t.co/0AHhB5WrXY

[HSCRandD @HSCRandD]

✨Personal & Public Involvement (PPI) Spotlight✨
Here are some resources on how to get started with public involvement.
For the public:
@NIHRresearch Starting Out Guide: https://t.co/UWgsMxet5b
Health Exp. Insights as a patient or member of public:
https://t.co/8JhROmrxVH

[HSCRandD @HSCRandD]

✍️Inclusion Training Needs Survey✍️
👥Do you contribute to the design or delivery of HSC research or lead on or help to deliver HSC studies in Northern Ireland?👥

If so, #HSCRandD would like to hear from you regarding #EDI.

Survey: 👇Closes Fri 16 Oct.
https://t.co/ds3bxgEK5A