A meeting of minds? Listening to women and bringing them into maternity research
Mary Newburn PPI consultant and service user researcher shares her views on PPI in research in maternity services. In my experience there can be quite […]
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Community involvement and engagement in research – a perspective from Australia
I am writing this on the plane coming back from a two week trip to Australia. There are several things to say. First, Australia is […]
Portrait of a hidden patient
Peter Littlejohns, deputy director of the CLAHRC and public health theme lead explored the concept of the “hidden patient” in controversial health prioritisation decisions, at […]
POPPIE: midwifery continuity of care for women at increased risk of preterm birth in south London
By Cristina Fernandez, research assistant, King’s College London Increasing midwifery continuity of care has been identified as a key priority for maternity services in […]
What is the value of doing stakeholder engagement in implementation science? Review of an #impscichat Tweetchat
Dr Alexandra Ziemann, a King’s Improvement Science postdoctoral research fellow at King’s College London and NIHR CLAHRC South London, reviews the discussion in a recent […]
Why did I become involved in research for palliative, or end of life care? Marion Sumerfield, carer representative
Marion Sumerfield, carer representative, reflects on how she became involved in this field of research and her work with the Cicely Saunders Institute (CSI). Like […]
Arts-based co-design: a valuable approach to implementing clinical guidelines?
In this post Dr Abigail Easter, senior postdoctoral fellow in improvement science at King’s College London and member of the CLAHRC’s maternity and women’s health […]
Developing the King’s Improvement Science resources for quality improvement projects
Health and social care professionals, NHS managers, patients and members of the public want straightforward yet effective ways to make demonstrable improvements to the quality […]
Deepening understanding of south London health concerns: service user and public contributions
Savitri Hensman is the patient and public involvement coordinator at CLAHRC South London. A quarter-century ago, while working as an outreach worker for a community […]
Dunedin: Edinburgh of the South
Part II of Professor Peter Littlejohn’s reports from Australia and New Zealand… My first port of call in New Zealand was on the South Island […]