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Abstract: This report describes a funding scheme to support public involvement in grant development. It includes examples of how awards have led to successful grant applications. The early public involvement in research design has helped to: • assess the feasibility of data collection processes • inform trial design • improve recruitment and consent processes • improve information for potential participants • agree outcomes and outcome measures • identify ways to involve the public in the conduct of research • improve lay summaries for the application form. The evaluation of the scheme identified areas for improvement, in particular making sure members of the public/ patients can be rapidly reimbursed for their expenses, and enabling fast-tracking for researchers seeking grants to develop applications in response to commissioned calls from funders.

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Categories: health
Identifying topics, prioritising and commissioning
Designing research
impact on funding/commissioning
impact on research
impact on service users involved
impact on researchers
impact of public involvement
journal article
Recruitment

Date Entered: 2013/10/28

Date Edited: 2013/10/28