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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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Continue reading →: Sharing some INSPIRE-ation!Image: screenshot from a presentation given for the University of Portsmouth’s School of Dental and Healthcare Professions, 2025 A couple of months ago I was fortunate enough to be invited to share some of the findings and thoughts from the INSPIRE project, which was the research internship funded by ARC…
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Continue reading →: The Rowboat and the Jetty – a cautionary taleImage: source unknown Before I worked in the NHS and caught the research bug, I used to work as a freelancer in creative engagement. I was in this space for ten years and essentially I would think about what kind of conversation might be needed about a particular topic with…
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Continue reading →: Trauma-informed practice – further thoughts from someone with lived experienceimage: https://www.childsafeguardingconsultant.co.uk/trauma-informed-practice-in-education-and-healthcare/ Yesterday I posted about some thoughts I’d been having about trauma-informed practice and the unspoken social contract of seeking and (hopefully) receiving care. This post was inspired and informed by a conversation I’ve been having with one of my volunteers. I’m supporting them to have a conversation with…
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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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