Resources
Planning and managing consultations
The VOICE tool (Visioning outcomes in community engagement) provides planning and recording software that assists individuals, organisations and partnerships to design and deliver effective community engagement.
Online research-based patient and public views and experiences
DIPEx International is an association of expert researchers conducting qualitative research into people’s personal experiences of health and illness. Member countries disseminate the results to the public and professionals in the form of multimedia resources on their websites. For example, healthtalk.org in the UK
Involving patients and public in research
Involve, part of the UK’s National Institute for Health Research, provides advice and guidance on public involvement in research (research carried out with or by members of the public). Involve resources contains briefing notes for researchers on how to involve the public in research.
Research with specific patient populations
Children and young people – Guidance from the National Children’s Bureau, a UK charity
People with Alzheimer’s disease – Toolkit from the Alzheimer’s Society, a UK charity.