Background
There has been increasing reference to the value of involving and engaging members of the public and communities in health and care research, innovation and system improvement. Greater Manchester has seen extensive activity from multiple organisations all working to improve Public and Community Involvement and Engagement (PCIE).
In working together there is an opportunity to harness resources, avoid duplication and to innovate in new PCIE approaches and methods.
The forum brings together leaders (both staff and public) of public and community involvement and engagement from health and care organisations linking with the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Greater Manchester (ARC GM) and Health Innovation Manchester including:
Purpose & Aims
The forum works together to share information, resources, ideas that will support diverse public involvement and engagement reflecting needs and priorities of individuals and communities in Greater Manchester. This will support collective activity with maximum reach and impact and will support the mission to improve health and well being of the Greater Manchester population. Our aims are:
Membership
The aim is to include PCIE leads (staff and lay leads) from health and care organisations linking with NIHR ARC-GM and HInM and within the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise Sector.
Current Members:
Name |
Job Title |
Website Link |
Caroline Sanders (Chair) |
Prof of Medical Sociology, Lead for Public and Community Involvement and Engagement for Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (MAHSC) and NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC GM) |
www.arc-gm.nihr.ac.uk |
Alan Campbell | Public Co-Chair of The Health Innovation Manchester's, (HinM) Pubic Experienced Group, (PEG) | www.healthinnovationmanchester.com |
Alex Kershaw | Senior Team Leader – Salford Foundation | |
Angela Ruddock |
Lay Chair of PRIMER PPIE group for NIHR School for Primary Care Research |
www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk |
Ben Gilchrist |
Action Together Deputy Chief Executive |
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Beth Sharrat |
Senior Administrator Health and Social Care Voluntary Community Social Enterprise Engagement Network |
www.gmcvo.org.uk/HSCEngage |
Bimpe Kuti |
Service User and Carer Involvement Lead Bolton University |
www.bolton.ac.uk |
Charles Kwaku-Odoi |
Chief Officer Caribbean African Health Network |
www.cahn.org.uk |
Chris Dabbs |
Chief Executive - Unlimited Potential |
www.unlimitedpotential.org.uk |
Claire Tomkinson |
Manchester Community Central (MACC) - Strategic Lead: Collaboration |
www.manchestercommunitycentral.org |
Donna Miller |
Black Health Agency for Equality in Health and Social Care |
http://thebha.org.uk |
Bella Starling |
Co-Director of Public Programmes at Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
https://mft.nhs.uk |
Leah Holmes |
Co-Director of Public Programmes at Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
https://mft.nhs.uk |
Elisabeth Boulton | Research Associate and PPIE lead for the NIHR Policy Research Unit on Frailty and Ageing | www.nihr.ac.uk/explore-nihr/funding-programmes/policy-research.htm |
Emma Jones | Information Support Officer - Healthwatch Manchester | www.healthwatchmanchester.co.uk |
Gemma Gaskell | Chief Officer - Diversity Matters North West | www.diversitymattersnw.org.uk |
Hawys Williams |
Social Responsibility and Public Engagement Manager, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health |
www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk |
Jess Zadik |
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and Engagement in Research Manager Research and Innovation dept, Northern Care Alliance |
www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk |
Lloyd Gregory |
HInM Academic Partnerships Director |
www.healthinnovationmanchester.com |
Maddy Hubbord |
GMHSCP Co-Production Project Manager |
www.gmhsc.org.uk |
Mahesh Nirmalan |
Vice Dean for Social Responsibility and Public Engagement |
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Neil Walbrand |
Healthwatch Manchester |
www.healthwatchmanchester.co.uk |
Nicky Timmis |
HInM PPIE Manager |
www.healthinnovationmanchester.com |
Paula Daley |
The Christie GM Cancer Macmillan User Involvement Team Leader |
www.christie.nhs.uk |
Paula Ormandy |
Professor, PPIE lead, Salford University |
www.salford.ac.uk |
Prof Joy Duxbury |
Professor of Mental Health & PPIE lead - MMU |
www.mmu.ac.uk |
Ruth Proudlove |
Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Project Manager – Person & Community Centred Approaches |
www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk |
Stephanie Snow |
Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine |
www.chstm.manchester.ac.uk |
Tara Davies/ Sheila Wilkinson |
MFT Patient Experience Team |
https://mft.nhs.uk |
Janet Eastwood |
Head of Comms, NIHR CRN |
www.nihr.ac.uk/explore-nihr/support/clinical-research-network.htm |
Sue Wood |
Head of ARC-GM |
www.arc-gm.nihr.ac.uk |
Aneela McAvoy |
Project Manager PPIE ARC-GM |
www.arc-gm.nihr.ac.uk |
Rachel Brennan |
Groundswell, #HealthNow network on homelessness and access to healthcare |
www.groundswell.org.uk |
Paul Hine |
Made by Mortals |
www.madebymortals.org |
Alex Kershaw |
Digital Buddies/ Salford Foundation |
www.salfordfoundation.org.uk/services/young-people/digital-buddies/ |
Emma Jones |
Healthwatch Manchester |
www.healthwatchmanchester.co.uk |
Nasrine Akhtar |
Awakening Minds |
www.facebook.com/awakeningmindscic |
Penny Noel |
Diversity Matters North West |
https://diversitymattersnw.org.uk |
Tracy Turley |
Tameside and Glossop PPIE lead |
www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk |
Alex Hall |
Older People and Frailty Policy Research Unit |
www.opfpru.nihr.ac.uk |
Nick Filer |
PCIE Panel member |
Meetings
We meet regularly (currently monthly) and focus on themes of interest to members with one or two presentations and discussion. For example, previous meetings have focused on diversity and inclusion; digital inequalities; community experiences during COVID.
Chair: Professor Caroline Sanders, Public and Community Involvement and Engagement Lead for Manchester Academic Health Science Centre & NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Greater Manchester (ARC-GM).
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