Primary Care Patient Testimonials
The relationship with research staff is absolutely key to the experience of study participants.
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People want to take part in health or social care research for many reasons:
People want to take part in health or social care research for many reasons:
To improve health and social care for others, and give hope to future generations.
To learn more about their condition.
To be more closely and regularly monitored.
To try a new treatment or device.
To help researchers learn important new information.
90% of participants had a good experience of taking part in NIHR supported research.*
* Based on a 2018/19 NIHR Participant experience of research survey of 8,500 participants
BEST 3 Cytosponge Study
BEST 3 Cytosponge Study
Watch the video to hear about Liz's experience of taking part in the BEST3 Cytosponge trial and how it potentially saved her life.
Our research nursing team recruited participants from the Thames Valley & South Midlands area.
For more information: https://www.best3trial.org/
Our Research Champions
Our Research Champions
Research Champions volunteer their time to help spread the word about health and care research to patients and the public, and especially those groups who are currently less likely to take part in research. They also help research and healthcare staff understand more about the experiences of those who take part in research.
Research Champions are patients, carers, members of the public, people who have taken part in a research study before, as well as those who haven’t. Something that they all have in common is that they are passionate about getting more people involved in research so that we can develop better care and treatment for everyone.
"Each patient has a unique perspective and experience of their condition which, collectively with others, can help drive improvements in their future treatment and care. With twenty six lived years with a spinal cord injury I am passionate to promote research that offers those with such an injury the best quality of life."
Christa Dyson, Research ChampionRead more about the Research Champion role and what they can do to help inform your patients about research here. Your local research facilitator may know research champions in/near your practice if you'd like them to help with a research stand or event at the practice.
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