Why involve public and patients in research?

Historically patients & public have not had a large influence on research

prioritisation or commissioning, and have not been involved in the research

process

Research can seem irrelevant to patient & public needs

Patients/public are the end-users of HSR; those who research will impact on

PPI improves the relevance & quality of research, reduces research waste as more

responsive to need

PPI in research has become an important part of research activity & is supported