55,000 men in the UK are diagnosed with prostate cancer and 12,000 die from the disease each year. It is more common in Black men than White or Asian men. Diagnosing aggressive types of prostate cancer earlier could help people live longer, healthier lives. This project aims to improve the quality of care for hundreds of thousands of people tested for Prostate Specific Antigen (or PSA for short) in general practice. We will focus on improving how we pick up aggressive prostate cancer.

Nursing Associates are clinicians who work in the NHS as part of the wider nursing team. Our study will explore patients’ and the public’s perceptions and experiences of nursing associates (NA’s) in GP practices, to better understand service users’ views of how NA’s work in GP practices and how they can help improve patient access to GP services.

Our project aims to review and discuss various aspects of our study and its process.

We had one meeting last year. We are seeking 4 individuals who:

Enjoy sharing their thoughts and giving advice.
Have lived experience of lower back pain.
Can commit to 3 online meetings over the course of two years.
Happy to speak with researchers, review papers and provide feedback as needed.

We are looking for people to get involved with our research project to develop a fertility preservation decision aid for young males about to start cancer treatment.

There is a need for more and better research with people with MLTCs.
We want to identify the most important methodological research questions which need answering in order for researchers to conduct better clinical trials in this area.
We want to establish a PPI advisory group, aiming for 8 members including people with MLTCs and carers, to advise on different sections of our study to ensure our work remains relevant to those living with MLTCs. This research will not be about the treatments.

We’re a research team at Queen’s University Belfast developing a new tool for post-stroke upper limb rehabilitation. We’re looking for stroke survivors (18+, 12+ weeks post-stroke) to join a Patient Advisory Panel. You’ll review study materials and share your insights over two 90-minute Zoom calls. £25/hour payment. Help shape research that matters. Interested? Get in touch!

In the UK, Black people are more likely to receive mental health support only when they reach crisis point. I’m conducting interviews with Black adults to explore their experiences of accessing or not accessing GP support for their mental health. I’m looking for Black individuals aged 18 or over with experience of mental health difficulties (of any kind) to review short written materials related to the study – including a participant information sheet and a recruitment poster.

This is a grant application for a project investigating the generational influence on vaccination. We will be interviewing older adults (65 years+) and their children (possibly grandchildren too) on their thoughts about vaccination (including pneumococcal, flu, shingles, winter COVID and RSV). We are particularly interested in hearing from those who have REFUSED any of these. In this opportunity, you will be part of a small PPI team of 3/4 people, helping guide the documents and interviews.

While contraceptives and menopausal hormone therapy are commonly prescribed in women, clinical evidence on the impact of concurrent medications is lacking. This project aims to evaluate potential drug interactions between hormonal therapies and other medications and investigate the role of hormonal therapy in various clinical outcomes when used with other medications using routine clinical data.

The TAPER Study is seeking to appoint 6 women who are interested and eligible to join its PPIE panel. You will help us to ensure that the needs and priorities of women who use HRT are central to study decisions and that the study is designed in ways that are acceptable to women both ethically and practically. To be eligible you must have experience of stopping HRT in the last 5 years (even if you subsequently restarted)