Multimorbidity is one of the biggest challenges facing healthcare. In recent years, a succession of research studies have shown that people with multiple health problems are more likely to have a worse quality of life, worse mental health and reduced life expectancy.
\n \n\n \n \nA partnership and panel event to support School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) FR15/16 applications.
\n \n\n \n \nIn a move to promote best practice in public involvement, the SPCR has funded six pilot \u2018pre-grant\u2019 involvement workshops to support potential FR15 and FR16 funding bids.
\n \n\n \n \nI heard about this workshop after helping out Bethany Bareham at a training event for PGR students in Newcastle University (read about it here). I found one of the issues raised in that event with regards to how to engage with a bigger variety of people during PPI activities fascinating.
\n \n\n \n \nTwo individuals are paid for by the SPCR to attend the Oxford Leadership Programme every year. This year researchers Drs Alyson Huntley and Sarah Tonkin-Crine attended the first week of events at St Hughes' College, Oxford, this year. This is what they had to say:
\n \n\n \n \nFor 25 years, I have been a frustrated researcher. Like many, I came into the field of research to make a difference. But as the years passed, I realised that research had little influence on healthcare policymaking or practice.
\n \n\n \n \nThe SPCR recently hosted 6 workshops to promote patient and public involvement in the early stages of study design, to support potential FR15 and 16 funding bids. One such workshop titled 'Clinical trials- online recruitment and electronic health records' was attended by public contributor Eric Deeson, who has written about his experiences on the day.
\n \n\n \n \nIncreasing multimorbidity and the rising numbers of guidelines focussing on how to treat specific medical conditions have led to widespread polypharmacy (the use of multiple medications in one individual).
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