The PCIE team co-designed a guide in conjunction with researchers and public members to help get you started in Public Community Involvement & Engagement (PCIE).
Aimed at researchers and public members alike, each section gives a short introduction to all elements needed to be considered for good quality PCIE, with additional resources available for those needing more detailed information.
'How to Guide for PCIE'
We recommend this as the first step on your journey to include public involvement in your project.
Additional resources, not in the How to Guide, which may be helpful to researchers and public members:
Public & Community Involvement and Engagement (PCIE) Strategy
Part of our commitment to delivering meaningful public and community involvement and engagement in our work, that is public and community involvement that makes a real difference, we have launched our first PCIE Strategy. This follows ARC KSS’ original submission to the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), which describes how we will engage and involve local communities and the public in the applied health and social care research that we carry out during the next five-year period (October 2019 to October 2024). PCIE Strategy Objectives October 2024-March 2026.
UK Standards for Public Involvement
Produced by the NIHR, this is a framework for what good public involvement in research looks like and designed to help researchers and organisations improve the quality and consistency of public involvement in health and care research.
ARC KSS Public Advisor Welcome Guidance Brochure
In collaboration with our public advisors the Public, community, Involvement & Engagement (PCIE) team have developed this Welcome Guidance Brochure as a supporting reference for all new public members joining the PCIE family (or similar word) at ARC KSS.
ARC KSS Public Advisor Buddy Scheme Guidance
Through listening to feedback and collaboration with our public advisors the Public & Community, Involvement & Engagement (PCIE) team have developed this buddy scheme, which aims to provide an opportunity for our public advisors to support one another. Whether you are new to the role of a Public Advisor in research or have a wealth of knowledge and experience, joining a new organisation can be daunting and we feel that it is right you are supported throughout this. The ARC KSS Public Advisor Buddy Scheme proved a positive step for the ARC KSS PCIE team and the PCIE community, you can discover more by reading the summary here.
ARC KSS Public Involvement Network (PIN) Body Mapping activity In June 2024, the PCIE team came together face-to-face with PIN members to connect in a way that would be relaxed, enjoyable and engaging to promote conversation, working together and information sharing. As an alternative to the usual reviewing and developing of wordy document the PCIE team took a more creative approach with a participatory research method activity known as body mapping.
A Guide to Co-production for Researchers, Services and Commissioners
The Co-production team at ARC KSS have produced a guide for researchers, services and commissioners to clarify what co-production really means, how it differs from Public and Community Involvement & Engagement (PCIE) and how they can use it as part of their research. This guide is intended as an introduction and provides a springboard for anyone enthusiastic to learn about co-production and how to embed it in their work.
Reaching Out: Building relationships to increase research impact
A report written about an online event where community groups, researchers and NIHR organisations from Kent, Surrey and Sussex came together to explore the barriers to ethnic minority group involvement in research and to consider what could be done to address these through partnership working. Guide for Inclusive Research Researchers from ARC West Midlands worked with members of the public and patients to produce guidance to support researchers in their work with groups underserved by research.
Downloadable forms to help with PCIE planning:
Getting Started in PCIE
A worksheet to help researchers focus their thoughts as they develop the PCIE plan for their research. May help to be used in conjunction with the How to Guide for PCIE.
Public members role description
A template for a clear, written agreement of an involvement opportunity for a public member.
Impact Log
Training Resources:
Learning for Involvement
NIHR web pages offering Training and Resources for Public Involvement in Research.
Learning and Development Finder
The ARC KSS Academy learning and development finder is populated with details of regional and national courses, webinars, face-to-face event and useful workshops on a range of topics including public involvement.
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