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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. 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

We’re updating our website

We are currently updating the ARC KSS website to reflect our new funding and the changes it brings to our programme of work.  These changes will take place over the course of the next few months.

Please bear with us while we work behind the scenes to make these improvements. We thank you for your patience.

In the meantime, if you need help finding anything, please contact spft.arcksscommunications@nhs.net

 

Why Do People Get Involved?

We believe that everyone has something valuable to contribute, and we are working together to ensure that the voices of local people are at the heart of everything we do.

Here are some of the reasons our public members have shared for getting involved:

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Who Can Get Involved?

Are you an adult (18 or over) living in Kent, Surrey or Sussex?  Do you have experience of Health or Social Care Services?  We'd love to hear your views and experiences to help shape our research and improve the Health and Social Care Service people receive.

                                                                                             

How Can You Get Involved?

We have two opportunities for members of the public who'd like to get involved in the work of ARC KSS.

Public Contributor:

As a public contributor, you'll become part of our research family and have the opportunity to be involved in locally based research projects.  We'll let you know when opportunities become available via email and our dedicated online space.  There is no minimum or maximum commitment, you can pick and choose involvement opportunities based on your interests and availability. 

Signing up is a simple process, and completing the enrolment form helps us get to know you a little better.  Once you've submitted the form, we'll send you more information about how to stay in touch and hear about upcoming involvement and participation opportunities.  If you'd like more information or would prefer an informal chat, please click here to email the PCIE Team or call us on 0300 304 0125.

Enrolment Form

Public Advisor:

Our Public Advisors are public members who take specific roles within ARC KSS, working closely with our research theme teams and supporting the organisational and governance work of ARC KSS.  They help make sure that people's real-life experiences and views are listened to when decisions are made, and this helps guide what we focus on and the work we do.

Activities could include:     

  • Going to meetings (online or in person)
  • Reading papers before meetings
  • Sharing your views and experience
  • Helping shape research priorities
  • Giving feedback on how inclusive and accessible work is                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Currently recruiting to Public Advisor roles: CLICK HERE

Hear from our public members about why they joined ARC KSS and how they have been involved.

Jason Grant Rowles    Jean Boddy

Jason Grant-Rowles               Jean Boddy

Les Gunbie   Saba Raza

Les Gunbie                              Saba Raza

Board Public Advisors:

A Board Public Advior brings a public perspective to ARC KSS Board decisions, helping make sure the organisation is well run, inclusive, and doing what it promises for NIHR, the host Trust and local communities.  They help keep inclusion and public involvement strong at the highest level of decision-making.

We have three ARC KSS Board Public Advisors 

Click here to read Michelle Gardener's blog which explains where she feels her involvement as a board member has already made a difference and what she is hoping to achieve.

If you are interested in observing an ARC KSS Board meeting (these are public meetings)  visit our Governance page for further information.

 

 

 

 

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