Birmingham BRC promote public involvement in research on local radio programme

Our Birmingham BRC Patient and Public Involvement/Engagement (PPI/E) Manager, Laura Chapman, was invited to speak on local radio channel Unity FM 93.5 as part of the Connecting Communities programme on Monday 14th December 2020.

Joining her to discuss Public Involvement in Research were Ian Soady, the Chair of the Liver & Inflammatory Gastroenterology PPI Reference Panel, and Margaret O’Hara (Public and Patient Involvement in Research Lead for University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust).

Clockwise from top left: Mahmooda Qureshi (co-presenter on Unity FM), Laura Chapman (NIHR Birmingham BRC PPI/E Manager), Dr Peter Rookes (co-presenter on Unity FM), Dr Margaret O’Hara (UHB NHS FT PPIR Lead) and Ian Soady (Chair of the Liver & GI PPI Reference Panel)

The show was recorded live via a virtual call, and provided an opportunity to talk about the research currently being carried out in the BRC and how the public can get involved. If you missed the live event, don’t worry – you can still catch up by tuning in to the recording of the show below:

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