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Title: Consumer involvement in cancer research: example from a Cancer Network
Author: Arain, M., Pyne, S., Thornton, N., Palmer, S. and Sharma, R.
Date Published: 2013
Reference: Health Expectations, advance e-publication, DOI: 10.1111/hex.12143
Are service users or carers authors: Yes

Abstract: This article reports on an evaluation of the Thames Valley Cancer Network Consumer Research Partnership group which was formed in 2009. The evaluation took place between 2010 and 2011. It found that the group had been involved in: developing research proposals and helping with grant applications; writing patient information sheets for clinical trials; designing research questionnaires; improving recruitment; conducting interviews with other patients; and project management groups for individual research projects.

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Categories: health
Identifying topics, prioritising and commissioning
Designing research
Managing research
Undertaking research
impact on funding/commissioning
impact on research
impact of public involvement
journal article
Recruitment

Date Entered: 2014/01/08

Date Edited: 2014/01/08

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