Inclusive Opportunities
Public involvement partnerships are accessible and include a range of people and groups, as informed by community and research needs.
Research to be informed by a diversity of public experience and insight, so that it leads to treatments and services which reflect these needs.
Meeting the standard
The questions below may help you reflect on and decide if you meet the standard:
Are people and groups most affected by, and interested in the research, involved from the earliest stages?
Have barriers to involvement, such as payment for time or accessible locations for meetings been identified and addressed?
How will communication about partnering be tailored to the needs, motivations and interests of different people and groups?
Are partnering processes fair and transparent, and do they reflect equality and diversity duties?
Is there choice and flexibility in ways to partner?
What people said about this standard:
“This standard made us think more broadly. Previously we had variable involvement, no clear role descriptions or expenses policies. We began to make small changes – accepting what was realistic given our limited resources.”
“Diversity is a weakness in PPI. The standards help to highlight this along with other weaknesses.”
Updated in November 2023 to reflect the recommendations of the review on how NIHR can improve inclusivity in public partnerships.