About us
SafetyNet
This project was funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) through SafetyNet, the network of the six NIHR Patient Safety Research Collaborations (PSRCs) across England. The PSRCs carry out research to improve patient safety across England, with a collective goal to address and reduce inequalities in health and social care.
As the NIHR PSRC Network, SafetyNet’s vision is to exploit the potential for sharing knowledge, expertise, and resources across the six PSRCs. This will maximise the PSRCs’ ability to deliver highly relevant research that responds to the needs of patients and the health and care system, and enhances the impact of patient safety research in England.
At SafetyNet, we strive to involve patients, carers, and members of the public inclusively, appropriately, and meaningfully in our work. We will build on best practice and look to generate new knowledge around inclusive public involvement, and we hope that this site will help us to share our learnings and support and connect with others working in this space.
Meet the team
This project was a collaborative effort between the public involvement team at the North West London PSRC, designers, and public members. Read below to learn more about the team behind the site.
Pip Batey is a freelance designer and leads the design workstream of Climate Cares, which aims to understand and support mental health in our changing climate. Pip’s passion is co-designing experiences, services, and products that help to shift mindsets and equip communities to become resilient in times of crisis.
Asmahan Al Nidawi works in a family hub and nursery and is a Patient Safety Partner (PSP) with the NHS. She has been involved in many research projects, which she has really enjoyed, and aspires to be a researcher in the future. She is passionate about improve inclusivity and ensuring lived experiences shape impactful research and services.
Inaaya Kaul is part of the Public Involvement Team at Imperial’s Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI). She is passionate about youth mental health and strives to foster inclusive, community-driven approaches to research and innovation. She enjoys collaborating with diverse groups to ensure research reflects the needs and experiences of those it aims to serve.
Beatrice Sung is a recent graduate from the University of Bath and studied Psychology. She was a design trainee at IGHI as part of the Julia Anderson Programme. She hopes to apply her knowledge of Psychology and experience from IGHI to enter the field of behavioural science research and design.
Jodie Chan is the Public Involvement Officer at Imperial’s Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI), where she works to support meaningful involvement of patients, carers, and members of the public in research. She is passionate about community-led research and has a focus on deepening IGHI’s relationships with its local community.
Jan Speechley is a Lay Leader with the Yorkshire and Humber Patient Safety Research Collaboration (PSRC). She is a passionate advocate for public involvement and has really enjoyed working in the team to co-design this guide for researchers. The relationship between public contributors and researchers is key to trust and great co-design projects.
Anna Lawrence-Jones is the SafetyNet Public Involvement and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Lead at IGHI, including the North West London PSRC. She oversees the public involvement and EDI strategies to ensure inclusive involvement and that impact of involvement is captured and showcased.