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DESCRIPTION:This programme of learning has been designed to increase knowle
 dge and provide time for attendees to engage and build their confidence in
  a shared\, online learning space.\nPatient and Public Involvement (PPI) h
 as exploded within research conversations over the last decade and now fun
 ders\, research leads\, institutions and patient groups expect to see genu
 ine\, well thought out Patient and Public Involvement within health and ca
 re research.\nThis programme is designed for Early Career Researchers\, fu
 ture PPI facilitators and those people expected to deliver on the asks of 
 PPI. The learning is designed to help you consider and embed quality PPI w
 ithin your systems so you can incorporate living experiences\, peer resear
 chers and patient and public contributors to improve the relevance\, accep
 tability and accessibility of your research.\n \nWho is the course for?\n
 \nAnyone who feels they need to begin or develop their Patient and Public 
 Involvement (PPI) knowledge and are looking for detailed learning & develo
 pment in this area of their work.\nAnyone who wants to consider their PPI 
 work as a researcher or facilitator and wants to embed the ask of PPI into
  their practical work.\n\nThe programme takes attendees from initial under
 standing of PPI today through to exploring real scenarios\, important and 
 overlooked facets of PPI such as governance and resources and encourages e
 veryone to think about working in this field with compassion and understan
 ding of what asking for PPI truly means.\nIf you’re not sure if this cours
 e is for you then please get in touch. We would love to hear from you\, an
 d we can talk about some of the content\, feasibility for your own context
  and also discuss alternatives for your progress in this area.\n  \nInform
 ation about the course:\n\nOur training programme consists of five online 
 2-hour sessions over a 5-week period with topic specific sessions each wee
 k.\nThe programme has a strong focus on practical learning outcomes\, peer
  connections and opportunities to engage with the content of the programme
  in the context of your own work.\nEach programme cohort will have a maxim
 um occupancy of 16 participants to allow for learning and networking with 
 others throughout the programme\nOne session within the programme will be 
 dedicated to smaller group learning and exploration of your own work\, cha
 llenges and ambitions for PPI.\nThe programme is costed at £250 per partic
 ipant and includes 10 hours live learning\, post session self-guided learn
 ing and an end of programme handbook.\nThis programme is externally accred
 ited and is equivalent to 10 live learning CPD hours\, as a minimum\, for 
 your own professional development.\nThe programme is delivered online by t
 he Institute of Mental Health using Microsoft Teams as our preferred platf
 orm.\n\nThe programme sessions are delivered live on the following dates:
 \n\nSession 1: Wednesday 15th April\nSession 2: Wednesday 22nd April\nSess
 ion 3: Wednesday 29th April\nSession 4: Wednesday 6th May or Friday 8th Ma
 yThis session will be delivered as a collaborative\, smaller group session
  to allow for time and space for training participants to develop in their
  own subject and topics. As this will involve smaller groups\, we will spl
 it the participant group over 3 smaller group sessions. We will confirm wh
 ich date / session to the participants on confirmation of your place on th
 e training.\nSession 5: Wednesday 13th May\n\n \nHow to secure your place:
 \nIf you would like to be considered for the programme beginning in April 
 2026 or if you’d like to be informed of future dates on the next cohort:\n
 Please complete your details on this form\n \nAny questions?\nPlease conta
 ct Kate.Horton@nottshc.nhs.uk\n \n https://institutemh.org.uk/events/event
 /257-patient-and-public-involvement-ppi-training-programme-spring-2026
DTSTART:20260415T130000Z
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LOCATION:Online via MS Teams  ()
SUMMARY:Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Training Programme - Spring 20
 26
URL:https://institutemh.org.uk/events/event/257-patient-and-public-involvem
 ent-ppi-training-programme-spring-2026
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