Category: PPIE Fund

Ellie Scott and Dr Owen Tomlinson offer insights into their recent Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) project, using the PPIE Participant Payment Fund. As part of ongoing research into brain blood flow and vascular health, the project invited stroke survivors to engage with research investigating feasible interventions to improve patient health.

Dr Darren Hudson tells us about his recent project, using Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Participant Payment Funding to inform studies into the effectiveness of a new MRI contrast agent. Working alongside people with lived experience, the project used public engagement to inform the future shape of this research.

Dr Anna Price from the department of Health and Community Sciences speaks to us about her recent project, which investigates the perspectives of young people seeking neurodevelopmental assessment through Devon’s healthcare providers. Supported by Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) funding, her experience highlights the complexities of patient outreach work, including both its challenges and benefits.

Dr Lauren Struszczak spoke with us about her recent project – Systematic review of Nutritional interventions in older Adults in the Community at risK of malnutrition (SNACK): understanding characteristics, implementation, and effectiveness. Her work used PPIE (Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement) funding to incorporate lived experiences into this valuable study.

Led by Dr Abby Russell, Senior Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, along with co-applicant Dr Helen Eke, this project used PPIE funding to explore the effects of nature-based education for neurodivergent young people.