HealthTech Public Advisory Group
The Centre host a patient and public involvement group called the HealthTech Public Advisory Group. This is a diverse group of people with lived experience of being a hospital patient/family carer or, of having a long-term health condition.
The role of the group is to share views and perspectives drawn from their lived experiences with researchers and innovators. This involves acting as “critical friends” to give positive feedback on elements of technologies and studies they feel are good for patients, and to share constructive feedback on areas where they feel improvements may be needed.
The group’s involvement activities include:
- Finding areas where technologies could improve people’s health. This includes technologies used within the NHS and in communities, and by people at home.
- Reviewing new technologies and providing feedback.
- Advising how we share research findings with the public and researchers.
- Being involved in the decision-making process and management of research.
- Reviewing and providing feedback on documents before these are used in research studies.
Find out more
If you are interested in finding out more about the HealthTech Public Advisory Group, please contact:
Hannah Rooney, Patient and Public Involvement & Engagement Manager
Tel: 07483 335476
Email: h.rooney@bham.ac.uk
You can find out more about taking part in research studies across the UK on the NIHR Be Part of Research website.
