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Continue reading →: The conditions for change?So, yesterday evening I was sat at the table having a conversation with my 18 year old daughter. I was explaining to her about the conversation I had had earlier in the day with my colleagues/friends Mel, Kate and Suzanne. I was reflecting on Mel’s frustration that even though we…
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Continue reading →: Changing direction, or broadening the scope?Midwinter is a curious time to be settings goals and trying new things, and yet we do it every year, because our Gregorian calendar sets January 1st as the start of the New Year. In other traditions, the New Year starts at different (or far less chilly) times of the…
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Continue reading →: Moving jobs, setting goals and the Bake Off Technical ChallengeWell, it’s been a busy few weeks, I can tell you! After nearly 7 years, I have moved on from my role with the Research team at Queen Alexandra Hospital as a Patient & Public Involvement Facilitator and I’m now working with HDRC Portsmouth as a Research Facilitation Lead. I…
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Continue reading →: Creative Evaluation with Jane WillisImage: (c) Jane Willis – taken from training slides During September I had the opportunity to take part in a series of three training workshops on Creative Evaluation, led by Jane Willis. I was made aware of Jane’s work through one of the Patient Research Ambassadors at the hospital, and…
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Continue reading →: Why Social Pedagogy is like apple crumbleImage: homemade apple crumble, made by me, using windfall apples A couple of weeks ago I had the priviledge of attending the Social Pedagogy Professional Association conference, which was held at The Mulberry Tree Third Space in Gloucestershire. I wrote an initial post reflecting on my experience in my previous…
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Continue reading →: SPPA – The GatheringImage: Sharon Court – The Yurt at The Mulberry Bush Third Space For yesterday and today I have been participating in The Gathering – the Social Pedagogy Professional Association conference, at The Mulberry Bush Third Space. It’s a gorgeous location on the outskirts of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, with a range…
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Continue reading →: What makes high quality PPIE?Image: Microsoft library Now this is an interesting one. A few days ago I was in a workshop with colleagues from different organisations and we were discussing some collaborative research about PPIE that had been done and how that has informed the policy and guidance of this particular organisation. During…
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Continue reading →: What the letters in PPIE really mean (and why we don’t need the extra ‘P’)Image: https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/wooden-letter-tiles-114-pieces/6219111000.html Some months ago I was in a meeting with some PPIE (patient and public involvement and engagement) colleagues from across the region and someone mentioned: “Oh it’s PPIEP now, at least that’s what I heard.” I asked what the extra ‘P’ was for and they replied ‘participation’. I…
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Continue reading →: The challenge of authenticityImage: https://deltahub.io/en-uk/blogs/news/cant-open-hand-all-the-way-find-out-what-could-be-wrong The name of this blog and the purpose of my research is to find an authentic way to carry out public involvement in research. It sounds like a lofty ideal – and it is, but none the less I have set my course to try and find the…
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I’m Sharon
I’m on a journey to discover authentic patient and public involvement in research in a range of settings, through conversations, creativity and cake!
This blog is a reflection of my research journey and the things I learn along the way; some of it may be technical, some of it may be reflective, or inviting a conversation. Views are my own and don’t reflect the values of any organisations mentioned.
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