The PROFOUND Study aims to understand which aspects of hospital care are most important and help develop greater agreement about how patients with these injuries should be treated.
If you choose to take part, you will be asked to:
• Complete two online questionnaires
• Spend around 10 minutes on each questionnaire
• Complete the questionnaires at two different stages of the study
• Share your views about which aspects of care you think are most important

The NIHR PECD service are looking for up to 8 adult individuals with direct experience of depression to participate in this opportunity, who would be willing to attend an insight session online via Zoom.

We’d love to hear from people who have:

• been invited to join a clinical trial – whether you said yes or no (especially if you decided not to take part); OR
• been a public contributor to a clinical trial.

We’re looking for people from a range of backgrounds. When you get in touch, please tell us about your experience and, if comfortable, your age, gender, ethnic background and occupation/employment status.

There will be 2–3 virtual meetings, 1–1.5 hours each, from September–December 2026.

​Date: Tuesday 17 November 2026

​Time: 10:30 to 3pm

​Location: Prince Philip House, Westminster, London

​The day will begin with a panel discussion, followed in the afternoon by 3 workshops running in parallel.

We want everyone to have all the information that they need when they are deciding whether or not to take part in health and social care research.

We're working on new resources that will make sure that people have a clear understanding of how they can expect to be treated in research and the safeguards in place to ensure this is the case.

We would like to hear about your recent experiences of receiving care for gum disease, including any advice you were given and any changes you made to your daily habits. Your experiences will help us understand what makes it easier or more difficult for people to follow recommended treatments for gum disease in NHS dental practices.
To take part, you must have received treatment for gum disease at an NHS dental practice in North East London within the last two years.

For many, recovery is about more than physical healing, and can include confidence, wellbeing, taking part in activities, and staying connected to family, friends and the community. We are looking for participants to attend a single meeting 10am-1pm to discuss what matters most during recovery to people who have had (or whose friends or family have had) a hip fracture.

Dates and locations are:

5th October – Wellcome Collection, London

29th October – De Montfort University, Leicester

We are running a study to help plan a trial for a physiotherapy program for people who develop arthrofibrosis after a knee replacement.

We are looking for people who have had a knee replacement to help us :
– write clear and easy to understand information leaflet about the study.
– design a handbook for patients taking part.
– look at the findings of our research from a patient/public point of view.

Hello! I’m preparing a research proposal aimed at turning a basic discovery I’ve made into a new way to treat Alzheimer’s disease. I’d really value a short conversation with people affected by Alzheimer’s, to hear whether this research addresses things that matter to them and how they would feel about the kind of treatment I hope it might eventually lead to. Your views would help me shape the research and the proposal. I would explain the work in plain English at the beginning of the chat.

We’re recruiting patient and public members for the advisory group of an NIHR-funded study exploring whether guided ultrasound can be delivered safely in community urology clinics. You’ll review patient-facing materials, questionnaires and the consent process, and plain-language summary of findings. No specialist knowledge needed, but experience with urology / prostate issues is preferred. The study runs 12 months; we expect an initial review in September and another around July.