Deepening understanding of research for public contributors

Introductory

This lesson aims to provide you with a brief introduction to health and care research and provide a context for the rest of this unit, including details on peer and participatory research methods. It may be helpful for both those developing their own knowledge and skills and anyone supporting others to do so. Depending on your role and experience, you may wish to skip this lesson.

You may also be interested in the ‘introduction to research methods’ unit.

Table of Contents

Basics of Research Videos

Introductory

Basics of Research
This series of short videos was developed by staff and public contributors at the Cicely Saunders Institute, for people involved in palliative care research but more broadly useful across health and social care

Further Reading

Introductory

NIHR Introduction to health and care research
The NIHR have developed a webpage which introduces health and care research as well as providing information about support and training which is available.

Introductory

Reviewing Health and Social Care research
This interactive course, for new and experienced reviewers of health and social care research, has been produced by a team of public reviewers and patient and public involvement professionals with the National Institute of Health Research. It covers reviewing in all contexts for NIHR research funding programmes, plus skills and activities required at different levels and stages of research. It is designed for public contributors who are committee members as well as public reviewers. The course is online and freely available.
A research handbook for patient and public involvement researchers
Written for patients and members of the public who want to understand more about the approaches, methods and language used by health-services researchers. This book is designed to equip these individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary for meaningful participation.

Introductory

Future Learn – What is Health Research?
Developed by the University of Leeds and the National Institute of Health Research. This free course three week course is hosted via FutureLearn, providing an introduction to health research. ‘Explore the world of health research and the role volunteers play in transforming treatments and improving health care.’