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Community/Research Champion training

NIHR Research Ready Communities programme

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Part 1 - Introduction to health and social care research

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What will we cover?

What is health and social care research?

How can people take part in research and how do we keep them safe?

The Research Ready Communities programme and Community Champion role/Research Champion role

Practical skills - community conversations and community mapping

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Agenda and housekeeping

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Welcome! Please fill in…

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A name badge

One thing you hope to learn

Your favourite thing about (add location)

Two post-it notes

If you need help writing anything down today, please just ask

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Agreed ways of working

In these training sessions, we will…

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What is health and social care research?

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Health and social care research

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What comes to mind?

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Health and social care research helps us to…

Find and improve treatments

Improve Diagnosis and treat earlier

Prevent illness and look after ourselves

Identify gaps and what’s missing

Why do we need to build inclusion in health and social care research?

Research looks at all aspects of our health. It provides the evidence that informs our health and social care services, so that they can provide us with the services and treatments that are most effective.
Research helps us to do three crucial things better
First, it helps us to identify the best treatments for different illnesses and conditions, making sure they are safe for us to use and cost-effective.
Second, research helps us diagnose different conditions better and earlier, so that we can treat illness quicker and provide people with a better quality of life.
Finally, it helps us to understand how to best prevent illness and health conditions. Thanks to research, we know how we can look after our own health in different ways, whether it’s through physical exercise or lifestyle choices.

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The first health research study

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Follow the link to find out how health and social care research is changing lives

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Quiz: What does health and social care research look like?

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Where does research take place in England?

4. At home

5. Online

Hospitals

Care homes

GP practices

At home

Online

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People must have a medical condition or illness to take part in health and care research.

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False

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A research study does not need approval from an independent Research Ethics Committee if it is about an important enough topic.

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False

False! Any research study has to be approved by an independent Research Ethics Committee before it can go ahead and recruit volunteers. A Research Ethics Committee is responsible for looking after research volunteer’s rights, safety, dignity and wellbeing when they take part in research. It can also decide whether or not the study can go ahead. The committee checks a number of key elements and ensures that:

Potential benefits are likely to outweigh the side effects
Participant information is clear and satisfactory
Any expected side effects are clearly described
People will be recruited for the study in an appropriate way
The paperwork relating to the study is comprehensive - this may include the participant information sheet, consent form and the protocol. Changes may be required before the committee gives it the go-ahead.

Researchers are not allowed to change the research protocol without telling the ethics committee. The ethics committee can stop a trial at any time if it has any concerns about the welfare of people taking part.

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True or false?

I have to be invited to take part in a research study by my doctor or the NHS.

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False

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Examples of taking part in research

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Our research participants

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Charlie

Jane

Himesh

Emily

Find out about their research studies

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What are some of the potential benefits to people taking part in research?

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For the person taking part

For their family and/or carers?

For people in the local area?

For the country

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How do we keep people taking part in research safe?

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The safety and well being of the individual prevail over the interest of science and society.

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Development of ethical standards in research

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Cholera vaccine trial

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Porton Down

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Belmont Report

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Get your researcher hats on!

You are now a team of health researchers.

Your study wants to compare different creams for treating eczema in adults.

In your group, follow the research study journey on the next two slides.

Discuss the questions together to find out how we keep people safe when they take part in research.

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Before you start your research

You have designed your research study and want to get started.

What do you have to do before you are allowed to set up your research study?

2. Recruiting people to your study

You have put posters advertising your study in hospital dermatology waiting rooms.

People email you asking if they can take part.

What do you have to do with each volunteer before they can become a research participant?

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Continue your study

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4. Change in circumstances

Halfway through the research, a participant tells you they want to leave the study.

They don’t give a specific reason.

What do you do?

3. Changing your study design

The data from your research tells you that one of the creams you are testing is less effective than the others.

You decide it is unethical to continue this line of treatment.

What do you need to do before you can close this part of the study?

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Break - 15 minutes

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About NIHR

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NIHR funds, enables and delivers world-leading health and social care research

More than 2,000 researchers hold our career development awards

More than a million participants take part in research supported by the NIHR each year

We’re funding more than 1,000 active health and social care research projects

We fund or part-fund over 10,000 front-line research delivery staff throughout the NHS

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Local Clinical�Research�Networks

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Covering 30 Specialties

Each LCRN delivers research across 30 specialties:

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Clinical Research Specialties

Ageing�Anaesthesia, perioperative medicine�and pain management�Cancer�Cardiovascular disease�Children�Critical care�Dementias and neurodegeneration�Dermatology�Diabetes�Ear, nose and throat�Gastroenterology�Genetics�Haematology�Health services and delivery research�Hepatology�

Infectious diseases�and microbiology�Mental health�Metabolic and endocrine disorders�Musculoskeletal disorders�Neurological disorders�Ophthalmology�Oral and dental health�Primary care�Public health�Renal disorders�Reproductive health and childbirth�Respiratory disorders

Stroke�Surgery

Trauma and emergency care

Cardiovascular disease

Diabetes

Mental health

Stroke

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Key Statistics 2021-22

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This brings the �total number �of participants �recruited over the �last 5 years to

5,008,179

3,534

participants took part in health and social care research across �England

1,289,937

That’s the equivalent of

per day!

308 COVID-19 studies

772,359�participants took part in these COVID-19 studies across the UK.

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Key Statistics 2021-22

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6,383

studies were supported by the NIHR CRN.

of NHS Trusts recruited participants into NIHR CRN portfolio studies

100%

51% of GP practices

25,711 research participants completed the NIHR CRN’s Participant Research Experience Survey.

92% said they �felt valued �by researchers

93% would �consider taking �part in research again

This slide provides a dashboard of key statistics from 2021/22. The dashboard is editable, so the figures can be updated. You are not expected to go through all of these statistics.

In 2021/22, 6,383 studies were supported by the NIHR CRN in England, of which 1,688 were commercial studies sponsored by the life sciences industry.
A study is counted as 'supported by NIHR CRN' if it has been open to recruitment (and therefore in receipt of NIHR CRN support) at any point in that financial year, according to the study's Actual Opening and Closure Dates.
Patients from 100% of NHS trusts and 51% of GP practices across England took part in NIHR CRN supported research this year.
25,711 research participants completed the NIHR CRN’s Participant Research Experience Survey. 92% said they felt valued by researchers. 93% would consider taking part in research again.

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Add information about your LCRN/organisation here

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Be Part of Research

Join Dementia Research

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Be Part of Research

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www.bepartofresearch.co.uk

The Be Part of Research website is designed to help anyone find out about health and social care research that is taking place across the UK. It allows members of the public to search for opportunities and ask to take part in studies. The website also acts as a simple tool that busy clinicians and healthcare professionals can use to support patients who ask about research.

Facility to search for research studies by:

Keyword, eg foot;
Medicine, eg penicillin
Location, eg Leeds or LS1
Condition, eg mental health, diabetes.
Can also look for studies looking for healthy volunteers
Option to “rate” the usefulness of study information

easy to download and share or print study details so you can pass a study onto friends or family or so healthcare professionals can speak to you about it
Information to help members of the public understand what research is and how to take part
Links from NHS.uk to the site
An API (Application Programming Interface) that can be embedded onto other sites to enable them to promote Be Part of Research
A hub to help people find other research opportunities such as:

NIHR services and resources - Bioresource, Join Dementia Research, People in Research, suggest a idea for research etc
Other local and condition-specific research registries, such as Discover, Share, Healthwise Wales etc.

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Join Dementia Research

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www.joindementiaresearch.nihr.ac.uk

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Inclusion in research

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More representative research

Better treatments and diagnostic tools for more of the population

Better able to tackle health inequalities

Addressing health inequalities through inclusive research

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Research participation doesn’t always reflect…

Different groups or areas across the wider population

Those most affected by a health condition or issue

Differences in how groups respond to treatments or interventions

Why we aren’t there yet…

We know that different groups, communities and regions of the country are less well represented in research than others, both in taking part in research studies as volunteers, and in informing and having a say in the design and delivery of research.
Research is not always as representative of different demographic groups or geographical areas as we might expect based on general population statistics. For example, women make up 51% of the population, but according to research done by the British Heart Foundation, women are often underrepresented in health research studies, including cardiovascular disease studies (Source BHF: https://www.bhf.org.uk/-/media/files/heart-matters/bias-and-biology-briefing.pdf?la=en).
The areas with the highest prevalence of disease have the lowest number of patients taking part in research. This was the finding from an analysis of 5 years of data on the participants of NIHR funded clinical trials. This means that diseases which are more common among deprived communities are being studied in healthier populations. Research findings may not be generalizable to communities that face far greater challenges to health and wellbeing.In 2021, the Chief Medical Officer’s report Health in Coastal Communities highlights how research has overlooked health and wellbeing in coastal communities, despite high rates of preventable diseases in these areas, and calls for more actionable research and data in these communities to help improve their health and wellbeing. (Source: CMO’s Annual Report 2021 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1005216/cmo-annual_report-2021-health-in-coastal-communities-accessible.pdf). Also, those in diabetes trials are not the ethnically diverse populations typically seen in practice.
Physiological as well as social, cultural, economic and other contextual factors influence how different groups may respond to a specific treatment, intervention, or diagnostic tool. However, research does not always address this.When barriers to healthcare access are studied, for example, women tend to be considered as a single group. This means there is little research into barriers that specifically affect women of Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Indian backgrounds. Much previous research has also failed to consider socioeconomic status, or has required participants to speak English. In 2020, a study explored South Asian women’s attendance at breast screening.This means the experiences of the most under-served individuals have not been recorded and considered.This research identified ways to improve uptake among the British-Pakistani population.
https://evidence.nihr.ac.uk/collection/why-we-need-more-inclusive-research/

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Groups by health status (e.g people living with mental health conditions, physical & learning disabilities, visually/hearing impaired)

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Who is under-served in health and social care research?

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Who is under-served in health and social care research?

Women of childbearing age

LGBTQI+ communities

Ethnic minorities

Disabled people/

people living with disabilities

Homeless people

Asylum seekers, refugees, migrants

Geographic disparities

Income level

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What might some of the barriers to inclusion in research be?

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Potential barriers to taking part in research

Lack of available studies

Participation asks too much

Lack of trust

Lack of awareness

Negative financial impact

Language barriers

Perceived risk

Physical barriers

Travel/ transport barriers

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Safeguarding and data privacy

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Content warning

This section refers to different types of abuse and neglect.

Please take care.

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What is safeguarding and why does it matter?

What do you think safeguarding means?

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What is safeguarding?

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Protecting a person’s health, wellbeing and human rights.

Preventing harm and reducing the risk of abuse or neglect.

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What is safeguarding?

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In some circumstances, we may become concerned that somebody is either experiencing harm, abuse or neglect, or that they are at risk of this.

An adult at risk is any person who is aged 18 years or over and at risk of abuse or neglect because of their needs for care and or support.

Abuse or neglect in any form needs to be identified and responded to appropriately to make sure harm can be stopped, or managed, to reduce the likelihood of it recurring.

The Care Act 2014

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Types of abuse and neglect

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Physical abuse
Domestic abuse
Discriminatory abuse
Sexual abuse
Psychological abuse

Organisational abuse
Financial or material abuse
Neglect
Self neglect
Modern slavery

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Who has a duty to respond if they are worried about abuse or neglect of somebody at risk of harm?

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You?

[add in programme lead name here]?

Your organisation?

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Everybody has a duty to respond if we are worried about abuse or neglect of somebody at risk of harm

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You

[add in programme lead name here]

Your organisation

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Safeguarding examples - Martin

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You are running a workshop about health research at a dementia cafe.

Martin, who you have seen previously at the cafe, causes you some concern.

He does not seem like his usual self.

He is wearing clothes with old food stains on them and his hair is very greasy.

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Safeguarding examples - Martin

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Martin also appears to have lost some weight.

You ask Martin how he is doing and if his anybody is helping him at home.

Martin says his relative who is his carer is helping him, but has been very busy.

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Safeguarding examples - Kira

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You are organising one-to-one conversations with people who attend your local community cafe.

You want to ask their views about research.

Kira regularly attends the community cafe with her 3-year-old daughter Naia.

You arrange to meet her for a conversation in the cafe the following Monday.

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Safeguarding examples - Kira

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You are waiting to meet Kira the following Monday.

She texts you to say she can’t make it. You reschedule for the following Monday.

When you meet, Kira keeps looking at her phone and says she is waiting for a call.

She seems stressed.

You ask if everything is okay.

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Safeguarding examples - Kira

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Kira says she is having problems with Naia’s dad.

Kira says Naia’s dad is angry with her and making it difficult for her to access the government’s Healthy Start voucher scheme.

She uses these vouchers to help with the cost of Naia’s food and milk.

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What should I do if I have a safeguarding concern?

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Tell your LCRN programme lead [add name] immediately

Make a written record of your safeguarding concern as soon as possible

React calmly and neutrally

Explain that you are concerned and need to tell your supervisor so that you can help them get support

Please amend this slide to reflect your local safeguarding procedures

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How else can I help with safeguarding?

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Don’t meet privately with anybody. You should meet in public or group spaces.

Don’t share photos or videos of people online unless they have given you verbal consent.

Don’t promise somebody that you will keep a secret for them if they ask to share something private with you.

Explain that you are required to share anything that makes you worried about their or somebody else’s safety or wellbeing.

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Data privacy - what is personal data?

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Any data that means a person could be identified from that data, directly or indirectly.

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Data privacy - what is personal data?

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Name

Identification number

Location data

Online identifiers (e.g social media account)

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Data privacy - special category data?

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Some personal data can be more sensitive in nature, and requires a higher level of protection.

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Data privacy - special category data

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Race &

Ethnic origin

Political opinions

Religious or philosophical beliefs

Trade union membership

Genetic and biometric data

Health data

Sexual orientation

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How can I help protect people’s data privacy?

‘Record learnings not stories’. Only collect and/or record anonymised information (if you need to) that does not include personal data.

If you need to collect personal data for any reason (e.g email addresses at an event), you must let your lead contact know in advance and follow their instructions on how to record and store this information.

Only access information your staff contact has given you access to (where relevant). It is illegal to look up confidential information about patients in health settings.

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How can I help protect people’s data privacy?

Don’t share personal data in any shape or form. If you need to, you must speak to your staff contact first.

Don’t take copies of any personal data in any format (e.g photos, photocopies).

Do not remove any personal data from the organisation’s premises.

Do not leave personal data lying around unattended.

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Group activity: Sharing the news about research

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End of part 1 check in - how are we feeling?

Weather map

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Part 2 - Research Ready Communities

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Agenda and ways of working

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Ways of working

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Check-in

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Research Ready Communities

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Health and social care research better reflects the needs and interests of all our communities.

As a result, we are better able to address health inequalities.

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What are we trying to achieve?

Long term vision

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Build trusting, mutually beneficial relationships with the community

Listen to and understand the community better

Work in partnership with the community to make research more inclusive and representative

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How can Research Ready Communities help us get there?

Programme aims:

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Programme pathway

Build partnerships with local organisations

Find and train Community Champions

Support Community Champions to hold listening conversations

Co-design local activities to improve inclusion in research

Implement co-designed activities together

Future partnership

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The Research Ready Communities programme uses the following approach to help build inclusive research within a community:

Build partnerships with local organisations. As the Research Ready Communities programme focuses on creating change ‘with’ rather than ‘to’ or ‘for’ communities, the first step of the programme is about building partnerships with local organisations who are interested in making research more inclusive and equitable for that community and who believe that through research, we can address local health inequalities in the long-term.

Find and train Community Champions. As well as local organisations, we recruit a group of Community Champions (individuals) from within the community to lead the programme. We provide all Community Champions with free knowledge and skills training, so that they are equipped to talk about health and social care research, and to hold listening conversations with community members.

Support Community Champions to hold listening conversations. We provide Community Champions with resources and support to have 1:1 and group conversations with members of their community. These conversations are designed to understand local awareness and views about health and social care research, so that we have a better picture of how people currently relate to research, including potential enablers and barriers to their inclusion. Community Champions also conduct a mapping activity to identify existing resources and places within the community that might provide opportunities to engage with people about research.

Co-design local activities to improve inclusion in research. We work with Community Champions and partner organisations to review the findings from the listening conversations and mapping activity. Together, we use these findings to co-design some local activities that respond to the existing needs and interests of the community to make research more inclusive for them. For example, if people are interested in finding out more about how to take part in research but need information available in community spaces, Community Champions and partners might decide to design some posters or information sessions that can be held at local venues where people already go for social or community activities.

Implement co-designed activities together. In partnership with Community Champions and partner organisations, we implement these co-designed activities in the community. We provide the resources and funding required to cover the costs of these activities.

Future engagement. We stay in touch with Community Champions and partner organisations to facilitate further inclusion and engagement in health and social care research in the future. What this looks like is informed by partner organisations, Community Champions, the wider community, and local opportunities for people to take part in and inform research.

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Community Champions - what does the role involve?

Attending Community Champion training

Listening conversations and workshops

Community mapping

Co-designing local activities

Implementing local activities

Celebrating success and thinking about next steps

Use this slide to explain what Community Champions do during the programme:

Training. At the beginning of the programme, we provide all Community Champions with free, interactive training. This will provide Community Champions with the knowledge and skills they need for this role, including an introduction to health and social care research and the NIHR. Community Champions will gain practical skills that they will use during the programme and could be transferable to other work they do in the future.
Listening conversations and workshops. After their training, we support Community Champions to organise listening conversations and workshops. They will speak to some members of their community, using informal 1:1 conversations and small group workshops, to hear what people know about health and social care research and their views on it.
How Community Champions decide to organise and carry out their conversation and workshops is up to them, based on their knowledge of the people they want to speak to, and what they think will be most effective and appropriate.
Community Mapping. We will also support Community Champions to map the different resources, places, and initiatives that already exist in the community and provide information, support, or social connection.
Co-designing local activities. Once Community Champions have held their listening conversations and workshops, and done community mapping, we will hold a group ‘next steps’ workshop with all Community Champions. At this workshop, we will review the findings of these activities together to create a shared understanding of the community’s current relationship with health and social care research. We will then use these findings to co-design some local activities aimed at improving local inclusion in research, in a way that respond to people’s interest and needs. The mapping will help us to design activities that will reach people where they are.
Implementing local activities. We will work together with Community Champions and partner organisations to implement our co-designed activities in the community. What these activities are will depend on what people tell us in the conversations and workshops, and what opportunities we find to connect with people through the mapping. For example, if we find that people need more information about health research happening in their area, and that the local community garden is a hub for activities, we may decide to organise an informal event in the community garden about research and opportunities to take part or get involved.
Celebrating success and thinking about next steps. It is important to us that we know how the programme has had an impact on Community Champions and the people they have engaged through the programme, both good and bad. It’s important that we know what has worked well, and how we can improve how we work with the local community going forward. We also want to celebrate and recognise what Community Champions’ hard work has achieved. We will organise some informal evaluation activities at the end of the programme to hear from Community Champions about their experience and reflections. We will also think about how we move forward to continue improving inclusion in a way that is done ‘by’ and ‘with’ the community.

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What support can I expect as a Community Champion?

Free training with certificate and skills development

A toolkit of resources and materials

A dedicated staff contact to support you throughout the programme

Peer support and collaboration with your fellow Community Champions

[ADD IN ANY REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES INFORMATION]

Use this slide to explain what Community Champions do during the programme:

Training. At the beginning of the programme, we provide all Community Champions with free, interactive training. This will provide Community Champions with the knowledge and skills they need for this role, including an introduction to health and social care research and the NIHR. Community Champions will gain practical skills that they will use during the programme and could be transferable to other work they do in the future.
Listening conversations and workshops. After their training, we support Community Champions to organise listening conversations and workshops. They will speak to some members of their community, using informal 1:1 conversations and small group workshops, to hear what people know about health and social care research and their views on it.
How Community Champions decide to organise and carry out their conversation and workshops is up to them, based on their knowledge of the people they want to speak to, and what they think will be most effective and appropriate.
Community Mapping. We will also support Community Champions to map the different resources, places, and initiatives that already exist in the community and provide information, support, or social connection.
Co-designing local activities. Once Community Champions have held their listening conversations and workshops, and done community mapping, we will hold a group ‘next steps’ workshop with all Community Champions. At this workshop, we will review the findings of these activities together to create a shared understanding of the community’s current relationship with health and social care research. We will then use these findings to co-design some local activities aimed at improving local inclusion in research, in a way that respond to people’s interest and needs. The mapping will help us to design activities that will reach people where they are.
Implementing local activities. We will work together with Community Champions and partner organisations to implement our co-designed activities in the community. What these activities are will depend on what people tell us in the conversations and workshops, and what opportunities we find to connect with people through the mapping. For example, if we find that people need more information about health research happening in their area, and that the local community garden is a hub for activities, we may decide to organise an informal event in the community garden about research and opportunities to take part or get involved.
Celebrating success and thinking about next steps. It is important to us that we know how the programme has had an impact on Community Champions and the people they have engaged through the programme, both good and bad. It’s important that we know what has worked well, and how we can improve how we work with the local community going forward. We also want to celebrate and recognise what Community Champions’ hard work has achieved. We will organise some informal evaluation activities at the end of the programme to hear from Community Champions about their experience and reflections. We will also think about how we move forward to continue improving inclusion in a way that is done ‘by’ and ‘with’ the community.

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What Community Champions have told us

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What can Research Ready Communities achieve?

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Research Ready Communities Blackpool

"It means that young people in the town will have the resource required to undertake research and advocate on behalf of their peers.”

Use these slides to provide examples of what the Research Ready Communities programme can achieve long-term.

In 2021, through the Research Ready Communities programme, North West Coast Clinical Research Network partnered with the Resilience Revolution, a partnership led by Blackpool Council building resilience in young people. In their listening conversations, Community Champions heard from local residents about a lack of trust in researchers and local public services. People told Community Champions that they needed research and local services to respond to people’s needs and priorities.
As a result, young people were able to inform a joint research funding bid put forward by Blackpool Council and Lancaster University, to address the wider determinants of health in the town.
In October 2022, Blackpool Council and Lancaster University received £5m in funding to work in partnership with North West Coast Clinical Research Networks and third sector partners.
The project will focus on the day-to-day experiences of residents and evidence will then inform how council and health services are designed and delivered - with the aim of ultimately improving people’s health.
Community members have been brought on board to act co-researchers and ensure people’s lived experience of facing health inequalities in the town are understood. One of these co-researchers is a young person who worked on the Research Ready Communities programme with Blackpool Council.
The project will ensure that it shares it’s work across the town, and specifically hold annual learning events to enable a wide range of people to be part of its ongoing development.

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Visioning postcards

One thing I would like to achieve in our community is…

One thing I would like to gain as a Community Champion is…

This slides shows the priorities set out by the National Lead Professor Geraldine Macdonald in a paper she circulated in December 2019.

Scoping and promoting NIHR CRN readiness by end March 2020

Work plan monitored by a small steering group (Cluster C Specialty Lead, NIHR CRN representative, Research Programme Manager)

2. Developing LCRN and social care research capacity�LCRNs were awarded funding to build capacity within the NIHR CRN, social care researchers and social care agencies.

3. Establishing how the NIHR CRN can best support social care research

This project will operate at a national level and bring together key stakeholders for a number of workshops designed to examine common issues of service design in social care research, and how these might be addressed. This work will, in the medium term, inform the development of local and national social care research strategies.

4. Developing guidance for use by the NIHR CRN and social care researchers

Drawing on the above three projects or workstreams, this project will look in-depth at specific issues as they emerge, to explore potential solutions and to connect with other interested parties, such as the NIHR SSCR, to provide ‘joined up’ guidance for the NIHR CRN and social care researchers.

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Community conversations and mapping

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Why conduct community conversations and mapping?

To help us co-design activities that will make research more inclusive and representative of our community, we need to understand a few things first…

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Awareness and views about health and social care research

What do people know about health and social care research?

How do people feel about taking part in health and social care research?

What are people’s views on the importance and relevance of health and social care research?

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What’s in our community?

Individuals/

people

Physical environment and landmarks

Arts, recreation and leisure

Places of community activity & involvement

Local institutions & public services

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How will we find out this information?

One-to-one community conversations

Group community conversations

Community mapping

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What do we need to consider before and during our one-to-one conversations?

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Considerations

Create a comfortable and safe environment considering the other person’s needs

Let people know why you want to talk to them and what you will talk about

Manage expectations about what can result from your conversation

Let people know they have a choice to speak to you

Signpost people to further information about research

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Pineapple belongs on pizza

Cats are better pets than dogs

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Vote with your feet…

Vanilla is the best flavour of ice cream

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Ideas/suggestions

Why?

Why not?

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Carousel

Things that make an ideal weekend….

Things to do in our town/city…

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What comes to mind?

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Word cloud example

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What comes to mind when you hear the term ‘Respiratory Research’?

Original word cloud developed by Blackpool Community Champions (2022)

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Photovoice

What does health and social care research mean to you?

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What questions or concerns might people have about health and social care research?

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What’s in our community?

Individuals/

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Physical environment and landmarks

Arts, recreation and leisure

Places of community activity & involvement

Local institutions & public services

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1 - Royds Hall Community School & Luck Lane Primary School

2 - Paddock Junior Infant and Nursery School

3 - Huddersfield Grammar School

4 - Huddersfield Quakers, Destitute Asylum Seekers Huddersfield, Sanctuary Clothing Project

5 - Paddock Cricket Club

6 - Jubilee Community Centre

7 - Paddock Community Trust

8 - Paddock Bowling Green

9 - Patricia Stoj Dance School

10 - Huddersfield Gymnastics Club

11 - Paddock Post Office

12 - Paddock Head Pharmacy

13 - Base Day Centre (adult day care centre)

14 - B Singh Pharmacy

15 - St Thomas Vicarage

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Agreeing our next steps

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Feedback time! Please fill in a form

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Closing thoughts…

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My main takeaway from this training is…

I still have questions about…