Join us for a friendly, informal drop-in event exploring how patients, carers, members of the public, community organisations and researchers can work together to improve health and care research.

This event is about being involved in the research process itself – helping to influence, inform and shape research, rather than taking part in a research study.

Who can attend?

This event is open to:

• Patients, carers and members of the public
• Community and voluntary organisations
• Researchers and healthcare professionals

Whether you're new to getting involved in research or already have experience, you're welcome to attend.

What to expect:

• Browse stalls from health and care research projects and community organisations.
• Hear real examples of how patients, carers and members of the public have helped improve research.
• Find out about different ways to get involved in research.
• Ask questions, share your views and make new connections.
• Researchers can also connect with patients, members of the public and community organisations to build relationships and explore future collaboration.

Confirmed stall hosts

King's research stalls

• Better Health & Care Hub
• Centre for Translational Medicine
• Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation PPIE Group
• Inclusive Research & Education Practices (IREP)
• Co-designing Care: Patient Centred Outcomes Research
• Crafting Collaboration Project
• Developing leaders in palliative care: PhD student led PPI workshops
• Building Race Equity and Diversity in Research Network
• Developing a chatbot to explain research papers
• Health Innovation Network South London
• King's Collaborators Hub
• Get involved in Research at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Community stalls

• Care City: Creating a future where radically better health and care is possible
• Healthwatch Southwark Community Research
• YBM Research Collective
• Africa Cancer Support

Plus more to be announced

Drop in at any time. Refreshments will be provided.

For more information, please contact: BetterHCHub@kcl.ac.uk

This event is organised by the Better Health & Care Hub, the Centre for Translational Medicine, the Inclusive Research and Education Practices (IREP) Project and King's Engaged Research Network.