Patient Research Ambassadors

At Hampshire Hospitals, we are very proud of our enthusiastic team of Patient Research Ambassadors (PRAs).

PRAs are volunteers who are passionate about health research and want to promote opportunities for more people to get involved. They also provide a public and patient perspective to shape our research strategy and the way we carry out research studies. The types of activities that PRAs can be involved in include:

• Raising awareness of research to patients, carers and the local community.

• Helping to design patient-friendly research projects.

• Assisting with guiding the direction of the research strategy.

• Attending meetings to represent the patient/public perspective.

Our PRAs have particular interests and experience in the following fields: learning disability, mental health, cancer and diabetes, as well as encouraging inclusion and engagement.

Please do get in touch to find out more, or to request input from the PRAs. You would be very welcome to come and discuss your research study at one of our regular meetings.