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  1. About Us
    1. About Us
    2. The Team
    3. Member Organisations
    4. Governance
  2. Research & Knowledge Mobilisation
    1. Research & Knowledge Mobilisation
    2. Impact
    3. Social Care and Social Work
      1. Social Care and Social Work
      2. Social Care - Kent, Surrey & Sussex Region
    4. Starting Well: Children's Mental Health
      1. Starting Well: Children's Mental Health
      2. Meet the team
    5. Primary and Community Health Services
      1. Primary and Community Health Services
      2. Meet the team
    6. Living Well with Dementia
      1. Living Well with Dementia
      2. Meet the team
    7. Co-production
      1. Co-production
      2. Meet the team
    8. Public Health
      1. Public Health
      2. Meet the team
    9. Digital Innovation
      1. Digital Innovation
      2. Meet the team
    10. Economics of Health and Social Care
      1. Economics of Health and Social Care
      2. Meet the team
    11. Implementation
      1. Implementation
      2. Meet the team
    12. Rapid Evidence Synthesis
      1. Rapid Evidence Synthesis
      2. Meet the team
    13. Knowledge Mobilisation
      1. Knowledge Mobilisation
      2. Meet the team
  3. Public and Community Involvement
    1. Public and Community Involvement
    2. What is PCIE?
    3. Getting Involved
    4. Support for researchers
    5. Resources
    6. PCIE Guide
      1. PCIE Guide
      2. Contents
      3. Introduction
        1. Introduction
        2. An overview of ARC KSS
        3. Who can help you with PCIE?
        4. Terminology and PCIE
      4. Why and When to do PCIE
        1. Why and When to do PCIE
        2. Why involve members of the public in research?
        3. Why do members of the public want to get involved in research?
        4. When to get members of the public involved?
      5. How to do PCIE
        1. How to do PCIE
        2. Communication and Accessibility
        3. Budgeting
        4. Planning for involvement and engagement
        5. How to recruit members of the public
        6. Inclusive Research
        7. Approaches – different options for undertaking PCIE
        8. Facilitating meetings and Group dynamics
        9. Ethics
        10. Feedback
        11. Impact and Evaluation
      6. Examples/Case Studies
      7. Appendix/Useful tools
  4. Learning and Development
    1. Learning and Development
    2. ARC KSS AcademyARC KSS Academy
    3. Learning and DevelopmentLearning and Development
      1. Learning and Development
      2. Learning and Development Finder
      3. Researchers Journeys
    4. MentorshipMentorship
    5. Research communities of practiceResearch communities of practice
    6. Research Week Research Week
      1. Research Week
      2. Research Week 2025: Poster Competition
      3. Previous Research Weeks
    7. NIHR Health and Care Professional Internship Programme South EastNIHR Health and Care Professional Internship Programme South East
    8. Building social care research capacity
  5. Resource Library
  6. Events
  7. News
  8. Contact Us

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pdf Handbook for Public Members - May 2026 ( pdf, 632 KB ) (7 downloads) New
pdf FAQ's 2026 ( pdf, 3.86 MB ) (9 downloads) New
pdf Public Advisor Role Description ( pdf, 715 KB ) (12 downloads) New
document Application_Form_KSS_Public_Advisor_2026 ( docx, 121 KB ) (15 downloads) New
Image Challenging inequality in mental health detention: why race, risk and voice matter ( png, 2.13 MB ) (2 downloads) New
pdf From surgical nursing to research‑led care ( pdf, 426 KB ) (68 downloads)
pdf From pharmacy practice to clinical research ( pdf, 432 KB ) (70 downloads)
pdf SC National Community slides ( pdf, 926 KB ) (76 downloads)
Image Sophie Jones poster ( png, 1.30 MB ) (85 downloads)
pdf ARC KSS Research Week social care capacity building ( pdf, 1.14 MB ) (70 downloads)
pdf CAVEAT-i FAiR case study ( pdf, 412 KB ) (120 downloads) Popular
pdf CAVEAT-i Age UK case study ( pdf, 759 KB ) (128 downloads) Popular
pdf Building Research Capacity in Social Care ( pdf, 1.56 MB ) (355 downloads) Popular
pdf Knowldge mobilisation fellow interview Sheniz White ( pdf, 146 KB ) (91 downloads)
pdf Social Care Fellowship interview Lilly Trapp ( pdf, 97 KB ) (142 downloads) Popular
pdf Social Care Fellowship interview Sophie Jones ( pdf, 108 KB ) (159 downloads) Popular
pdf Care planning for older adults living in a care home a guide for family and friends ( pdf, 6.59 MB ) (185 downloads) Popular
pdf Review of the evidence for interventions delivered by government, healthcare providers and the VCSE sector to support return to work for people with musculoskeletal and/or mental health conditions ( pdf, 5.09 MB ) (267 downloads) Popular
pdf Return to Work - Appendices 2026 ( pdf, 217 KB ) (45 downloads)
pdf Return to Work - Extraction tables 2026 ( pdf, 341 KB ) (61 downloads)
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